Kilmokea House — GREAT ISLAND

Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over basement Church of Ireland glebe house, dated 1806, on a rectangular plan centred on (single-storey) prostyle tetrastyle portico to ground floor; four-bay full-height rear (west) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1937. Resold, 1947. Resold, 1997. Renovated, ----. Hipped slate roof with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond central chimney stack on axis with ridge having stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-granite "Cavetto" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed coursed rubble stone walls originally rendered with hammered granite flush quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of six steps with cut-granite monolithic surround framing glazed timber panelled double doors having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and part repointed red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six (ground floor) or three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows without horns with three-over-three (basement), six-over-six (ground floor) or three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows to rear (west) elevation. Interior including (ground floor): central hall on a square plan retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed plasterwork ceiling rose; study (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters, cut-white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on plasterwork ceiling rose; staircase hall (north) retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters, staircase on a dog leg plan with replacement turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; dining room (south-west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, tooled cut-limestone monolithic chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "fan vaulted" plasterwork ceiling rose; drawing room (north-west) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters, cut-black marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Grape and Vine"-detailed plasterwork ceiling rose; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in landscaped grounds.