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One-storey structure on E side of road, c. 150m N of Milford village. Rectangular structure (long axis N-S) indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map and named 'National School'; indicated on 1904 OS 6-inch map with projection on W side. Rendered over random-rubble sandstone. Gable-ended, brick chimneys atop gable. Front elevation (W) has double-gable-fronted, 2-bay addition, set off-centre, with brick-arched window opes. Rear elevation (E) of five bays with rectangular opes. In use as a farm shed and in poor condition. Built in mid 1800s; front addition built c. 1890s (Ó Donnagáin, 1990, 65). School yard to W enclosed along roadside by stone wall with entrance gate and piers. Overgrown toilet block to rear.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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