Derreen House

Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1860, having flat-roofed entrance porch to the centre of the front elevation (south), and flat-roofed single-bay three-storey return to the centre of the rear elevation (north). Hipped natural slate roof with a central pair of cut limestone chimneystacks. Pebbledashed walls to upper storey and to porch, smooth rendered walls to lower storey, separated by a rendered string course. Render block quoins to the corners at ground floor level and to corners of porch. Square-headed window openings with moulded render surrounds, cut limestone sills, and replacement windows. Number of six-over-six pane timber sash windows to rear elevation (north). Long round-headed window opening to rear return/stairs return. Square-headed door openings to either side of porch (east and west), with moulded render surrounds, replacement timber doors, and cut limestone steps. Set back from road in own grounds, with garden wall to west of site, and outbuildings to rear (13307003). Entrance gates to the west (13307001). Located to the north of Cloondara.

This appealing house of mid-nineteenth century appearance retains its early form and character. In the tradition of the medium sized country home, the three-bay two-storey form of this house is surmounted with a hipped roof and paired chimneystacks. The use of cut stone for the chimneystacks and sills is typical of the care taken in nineteenth-century construction. The render window surrounds and quoins emphasise and enhance the form and structure of this house. Set in mature grounds with outbuildings (13307003) to rear, its surroundings enhance its form. It forms the centrepiece of a group of related structures and represents a worthy addition to the built heritage of the Cloondara area. It was the home of a William Fleming in 1881 (Slater’s Directory).