Saint Brigid's Hospital — Creagh Road

Detached multiple-bay former tuberculosis hospital, built c.1935, having five-bay two-storey central block, flanked by five-bay single-storey flat-roofed blocks that project slightly forward, in turn flanked by eight-bay single-storey wings with hipped roofs, with lean-to glazed cast-iron veranda to rear (south) elevation of wings. Now in use as nursing home. Hipped tiled roofs having ashlar limestone chimneystack to central block having raised panel, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked rock-faced rusticated limestone walls with concrete plinth course, rendered walls to rear elevation of wings. Square-headed window openings throughout, with cut-stone sills and chamfered concrete block-and-start surrounds to front and rear elevations of central block, with timber sliding sash windows, nine-over-nine panes to wings and to ground floor of central block, tripartite to central bay of front of central block, six-over-nine pane to rear first floor of central block and twelve-over-twelve to front first floor, and steel casement windows to flat-roofed projections. Window openings to rear elevation of wings having curved rendered reveals and sills and nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed main door opening to central block with double-leaf timber panelled doors with tripartite overlight, set in moulded limestone doorcase having cantilevered cornice. Square-headed door openings to veranda with glazed double-leaf doors with multipane overlights. Veranda supported on square-plan columns with plinths and moulded capitals, with glazed lean-to roof. Front elevation facing north with rear elevation and glazed veranda facing south.