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The Old Barracks — Main Street

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The Old Barracks — Main Street
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Detached five-bay three-storey over basement former Royal Irish Constabulary barracks, built c. 1870, now in use as private housing. Comprising two-bay projecting end bay to front (east) elevation and two-bay two-storey over basement block to south with gable-fronted porch to front elevation. Hipped slate roof having rendered chimneystacks, render bracketed eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof to porch. Roughcast rendered walls with render stringcourses. Camber-headed openings having painted stone sills, render block-and-start surrounds and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to basement, rear (west) elevation with limestone sill, render block-and-start surround with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed openings to basement, rear elevation having render surrounds, fixed windows and cast-iron sill guards. Round-headed opening to rear elevation with nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash window and render surround. Camber-headed opening to porch having render block-and-start surround and glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Flight of limestone steps to entrance having rendered walls. Square-headed openings to rear with replacement glazed timber doors. Camber-headed opening to north elevation with render block-and-start surround and glazed overlight over timber battened door. Stepped profile segmental-headed limestone carriage arch having cut voussoirs. Four-bay two-storey outbuilding to west having hipped slate roof. Snecked limestone walls with roughly dressed limestone quoins. Square-headed openings having red brick block-and-start surrounds, limestone sills and replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed opening with red brick block-and-start surround and replacement timber battened door. Pair of cut limestone square-profile piers to east having carved caps. Roughly dressed limestone boundary walls with limestone copings.

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