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Palmerstown House — RATHNAWOORAUN

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Palmerstown House — RATHNAWOORAUN
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Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, adapted 1845[?]; extant 1896, on an L-shaped plan with four-bay (south-west) or single-bay (north-east) two-storey side elevations. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having corbelled stepped stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on chamfered plinth with cut-limestone quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled double doors having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds centred on triple keystones (ground floor) framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.

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