Raheen House

Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1902, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay two-storey gabled projecting end bay; single-bay (north) or two-bay (south) two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1911. Extended, 1995, producing present composition. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having chamfered stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, timber bargeboards to gables, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging timber boarded eaves having paired timber consoles retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered walls with rusticated rendered quoins to corners. Central door opening into farmhouse. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills, and rendered surrounds with flush beaded panelled pilasters supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed hood mouldings on fluted consoles framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and moulded rendered lugged surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing one-over-one timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with cast-iron octagonal piers to perimeter having polygonal capping supporting wrought iron-detailed flat iron "farm gate".

A farmhouse erected by Matthew Furlong (1834-1908) representing an integral component of the later nineteenth-century domestic built heritage of County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition, one succeeding 'the residence of Matthew Furlong [d. 1798] who was killed while carrying the flag of truce prior to the Battle of Ross', suggested by such attributes as the compact plan form centred on a canopied doorcase; the slight diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a feint graduated visual impression with the principal "apartment" or reception room defined by a polygonal bay window; and the decorative timber work embellishing the roofline. 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: the introduction of replacement fittings to most of the openings, however, has not had a beneficial impact on the character or integrity of the composition. Furthermore, adjacent outbuildings (extant 1902); and a nearby gate lodge (see 15703020), all continue to contribute postiviely to the group and setting values of a self-contained estate having subsequent connections with the Rossiter family including Tobias Patrick Rossiter (----), 'Farmer' (NA 1911).