Overview
Spa House — Castleconnell is recorded as assembly rooms in Limerick. Detached five-bay two-storey former assembly room, built c. 1771, having recent gable-fronted canopy to entrance and three-bay single-storey extension to front (south-east). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Detached five-bay two-storey former assembly room, built c. 1771, having recent gable-fronted canopy to entrance and three-bay single-storey extension to front (south-east).
People and work
The saved account records: Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods.
How it changed
The saved account records: Roughcast rendered walls having cast-iron ties, cut limestone walls to ground floor with cut limestone stringcourse.
What survives
The saved account records: Square-headed openings to first floor having limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows.
Why it mattered
Spa House — Castleconnell matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This former assembly room retains much of its attractive and well proportioned façade. The house is distinguished by the finely cut limestone walls and dressings, which are indicative good craftsmanship. Significantly, the site retains the former spa well with ornate limestone surround and cast-iron plaque, which serves as a reminder of Castleconnell's former position as a popular holiday and spa resort in Ireland during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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