Swiss Cottage — Cahir

The saved account records: Detached T-plan two-storey cottage ornée, built 1810-14, with three-bay long sides, having bowed two-storey timberwork bay with balcony, external to canted north end of crossbar of T, and timberwork verandahs to all elevations except for west gable and bowed bay.

The saved account records: Undulating hipped thatched roof, pitched to west gable, punctuated by dormer windows and slate-clad chimneystacks.

The saved account records: Painted smooth rendered walls with vartied decorative timber trellis and painted patterns throughout.

The saved account records: Underground tunnel with vaulted roof and whitewashed walls leading to kitchen from exterior to north-west.

Swiss Cottage — Cahir matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Possibly the country's most elegant cottage, the Swiss Cottage was built by Richard Butler most likely to the design of Richard Nash. The building, constructed as an architectural toy, was used as a lodge for entertainment purposes and was designed specifically to blend with nature. The roof pitches and tosses and varies in length while differing window sizes and openings punctuate it. The verandah and balconies, although luxury features, have been fashioned to appear humble with exposed rustic tree trunk pillars. The asymmetrical design of the cottage, although immediately apparent of architectural detailing… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.