Portleix House — Dublin Road

Detached four-bay three-storey over-basement double-pile, built c. 1810, with two-bay two-storey over-basement annexe to north. M-profile slate roof with clay ridge tiles, pitched roof to north annexe, rendered chimneystack to either end, north gable chimney incorporates chimney to annexe with further rendered chimneystack to annexe north gable, sat-iron rainwater goods. Pebbledash walls, rendered quoins, rendered eaves course, smooth render to basement. Square-headed window openings with patent rendered reveals, tooled limestone sills. One-over-one timber sash windows with ogee horns c.1 950, uPVC to ground floor of annexe, three-over-three timber sash windows to basement with decorative cast-iron grilles. To rear three-over-six to second floor, six-over-six to first floor, three-over-six to ground floor, replacement timber casement to one basement ope, blocked up to remainder, canted oriel window to north gable with lead roof, single-pane timber sash windows and timber panels supported on timber brackets, semi-elliptical headed front door opening with bowed-moulded reveal containing timber Doric doorcase comprising early nine flat-panelled timber door flanked by timber Doric engaged columns on timber plinth blocks, fluted timber lintel cornice and spoked timber fanlight over, timber Doric portico comprising fluted timber responding pilasters with cabling to lower third and pair of timber fluted Doric columns with cabling to lower third, on limestone (tooled) bases supporting full Doric entablature, lime plaster ceiling to Portico with decorative foliate cornice. Lath and plaster work exposed in damaged area. Staircase, joinery, plasterwork and flooring intact to interior. Limestone ashlar flagged platform and three limestone steps with pair of original wrought-iron bootscrapers, decorative spear-headed wrought-iron gate to either side of platform and concrete steps to basement area, basement enclosed by low rendered wall with saddleback limestone ashlar coping and wrought-iron spear-headed railing. Tall screen wall to south with pair of two-storey outbuildings forming yard to rear, 12505147 and 12505149.