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Outbuilding in Shanaghan

Outbuilding
Outbuilding in Shanaghan
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Detached three-bay single-storey outbuilding, built c.1860. Pitched straw-thatched roof with rounded profile, thatch having mesh over and roped and pegged to stone pegs to eaves and gables. Rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings with replacement timber battened doors; possible small window opening to road gable, now blocked. Sited at right angle to road and to side of single-storey house of possibly similar date, latter having rear wall to road.
This attractive and well-maintained outbuilding is distinguished by its fine rounded thatched roof, secured with ropes tied to pegs in the walls. This is the typical traditional technique of the region. The stonework is well fitted and constitutes a good example of traditional stone masonry. It is a rare survival of a thatched outbuilding.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40907333

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Pictures: Bart Whelan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; No machine-readable author provided. Bogman assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5; Rossographer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Robert Bone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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