Drinagh House — DRINAGH SOUTH

Detached three-bay two-storey house, rebuilt 1881, on a U-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor with pair of single-bay (two-bay deep) full-height returns (east). Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1931. Undergoing "restoration", 2007. Pitched slate roof on a U-shaped plan with pair of pitched slate roofs (east), pressed or rolled iron ridge terminating in rendered chimney stacks having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered walls. Square-headed central door opening into house with concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in turned timber newels, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, cut-white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and picture railing below moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting "Fleur-de-Lys"-detailed cast-iron double gates.