Howth Road Mixed National School — Clontarf Road

Detached six-bay single-storey national school, dated 1890, with later additions, having gable-fronted projecting end bays to principal (south) elevation. Pitched replacement fibre-cement tiled roofs with carved limestone copings and Dumfries red sandstone kneelers, and replacement aluminium rainwater goods. Snecked rusticated granite walling throughout, over carved red brick and rendered plinth course, having block-and-start red brick quoins, blind loops to apexes of end bays with red brick and sandstone surrounds; carved inscribed sandstone plaque inset to east end bay inscribed 'Howth Road National Schools AD 1890'. Pointed-arch window openings to end bays and square-headed to middle bays, with chamfered red brick surrounds and sandstone sills, and replacement aluminium windows. Square-headed doorway to west elevation having recent timber door with overlight and red brick surrounds. Building set back from road and bounded by crenellated coursed rusticated granite walls, with granite piers having red brick quoins, granite capstones and wrought-iron gate. Set adjacent to Clontarf and Scots Presbyterian church.