Milltown — Milltown (ferrard By., Dysart Par.)

Rectangular house (max. ext. dims 18m by 6m), two storeys high, constructed of mud walls faced with stone; it has two chimneys and a half-hipped roof thatched with barley straw. The front faces ENE and has two bays (Wth c. 2.1m, D c. 0.65m), one of which has a doorway and the other a window. The northernmost one, which has the windows, appears to have been the original doorway and is almost central to the front, whereas the present doorway is to one side and is almost certainly a later addition. There are four rectangular sash windows at ground-floor level at the front of the house and two at the rear. The upper storey has three at the front and one at the rear. A centrally-placed staircase rises to the first floor and a loft over. A shed was attached to the S gable at the a later date and a back door with porch at the S end of the wall. The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 July 2007 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/1999).