Overview
Oghil House is recorded as country house in Sligo. Detached three-bay by three-bay two-storey rendered country house, built c. 1835. Rectangular on plan with service yard to rear (south).
Why it was built
The saved account records: Detached three-bay by three-bay two-storey rendered country house, built c. 1835.
People and work
The saved account records: Rectangular on plan with service yard to rear (south).
How it changed
The saved account records: Hipped artificial slate roof to main house, pitched slate roofs to outbuildings, clay ridge and hip tiles, squat unpainted smooth-rendered corbelled chimneystacks, overhanging corbelled eaves, uPVC gutters and downpipes c. 1990.
What survives
The saved account records: On elevated site overlooking walled garden to south, gravel driveway approaches from east.
Why it mattered
Oghil House matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This fine house retains much of its original dignified appearance despite having lost some important features such as the entrance doorcase and windows. The derelict servants' quarters to the rear retain many original details as does the interior of the house. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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