House in Knockmore, County Limerick

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House in Knockmore gave young Eamon de Valera a front door with its own little timber gable. Most boys had to go outside to play at being important; he could arrive home under a miniature reviewing stand.

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National monument No. 576. This small cottage, built by Kilmallock Poor Law Union after the 1883 Act, is the childhood home of Eamon de Valera (1882-1975), former Taoiseach and President of Ireland. Described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (Reg. No. 21903913) as follows: 'Detached three-bay single-storey labourer's cottage, built c. 1885. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed openings to north and south elevations with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening having timber battened half-door with recent timber gablet over. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south having pitched slate roof. Rendered walls. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Limestone cobbles to east. Rubble limestone walls to site having single-leaf cast-iron gate to south.' Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 25 August 2015

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI039-193