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Saint Michael's National School — CAVANAGARVAN

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Saint Michael's National School — CAVANAGARVAN
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Detached six-bay single-storey former national school, built c.1950, having flat-roofed single-storey projection to north and east, and single-storey play-shelter, and three-stage square-plan water tower, to north-east. Now disused. Pitched slate roof, with cast-iron rainwater goods, vent pipes, and harl-rendered chimneystacks to gable ends. Harl-rendered walls, with smooth-rendered plinth course, inscribed stone plaque to front elevation. Square-headed window openings, with replacement uPVC windows, slim rendered reveals, and painted concrete sills. Six bays of three-pane timber windows survive to clerestory in rear elevation. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door, to west elevation, and recessed square-headed doorway to centre of rear elevation with matching door. Harl-rendered walls and square-headed openings to water tower. Arcaded open-sided play-shelter having harl-rendered walls, and with round-plan columns to open side. Set back from road with roughcast-rendered wall to west broken by vehicular entrance and two stiles, with replacement cement block wall to south-west.

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