Old Boley

Farm house

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Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1840, on an L-shaped plan with single-bay (south) or two-bay (north) two-storey side elevations. Sold, 1883. Occupied, 1901. Sold, 1908. Vacant, 1911. Sold, 1994. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Fine roughcast walls. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-granite threshold, timber doorcase with panelled pilasters supporting shallow cornice on fluted consoles, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing eight-over-eight timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered panelled chamfered piers to perimeter having corbelled stepped pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.

A farmhouse representing an integral component of the domestic built heritage of County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition, one rooted firmly in the late Georgian fashion, confirmed by such attributes as the compact plan form centred on a Classically-detailed doorcase not only demonstrating good quality workmanship, but also showing a pretty fanlight; and the diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a graduated visual impression. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior, thus upholding the character or integrity of the composition. Furthermore, adjacent outbuildings (extant 1903) continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of a self-contained ensemble having historic connections with the Moore family including Patrick Moore (1833-88), 'Farmer late of Old Boley County Wexford' (Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1889, 520); and James Patrick Moore (1875-1931), later of Brookville (see 15607027; Carroll and Waters in Williams 1999, n.p.); and the Larkin family including Edward Larkin (1875-1947; ibid., n.p.).

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15703616

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