The Laurels, house in County Offaly

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.

What is recorded here

Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, with return to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, terracotta pots, terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with smooth rendered plinth. Timber sash windows with painted sills. Segmental-headed door…

Read the whole record

Located at the centre of Shannonbridge, this symmetrical house adds a refined character to the main street with the retention of features including a timber doorcase with segmental-headed fanlight and Victorian timber sash windows. The house boasts a nineteenth-century character and within the changing and modernised streetscape, this domestic structure is architecturally significant.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14805005

Places near here

Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Joseph Mischyshyn, Wikimedia Commons
Maker not stated on source page, www.geograph.ie
Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
Maker not stated on source page, readymap.irish
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com

LukerHouse · 112 yd

Explorer Tom Luker in Cloniffeen is right next to the bridge over the Shannon, wearing its ceramic shopfront lettering like a badge…

lock keeper's house135 yd

Explorer Tom Lock keeper's house in Cloniffeen has blind arches that are definitely judging your parking skills. The fairies there…

Shannonbridge FortVisitor attraction · 368 yd

Explorer Tom Shannonbridge Fort stands on the Roscommon bank of the Shannon, eyeing the stone bridge as though a French army might…

Bishop's IslandsIsland · 1.4 mi

Explorer Tom Bishop's Islands in County Galway are guarding a scandal so old it’s fossilized into the rock itself. The locals…

Shannonbridge GAA pitchGAA ground · 2.0 mi

Fairy fort / ringfort in CreevaghFairy fort / ringfort · 2.5 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Creevagh was found in 1987 by a surveyor who probably had coffee and bad luck. It’s not…

European ash3.5 mi

Explorer Tom European ash does weird things when nobody’s looking, like rearranging its own shadows to look like a different tree…

Killeen Fort (graveyard)Graveyard · 4.0 mi

Explorer Tom Killeen Fort isn't really a fort at all, it's just a graveyard with a very impressive ego and a secret talent for…

Brackloon CastleCastle, tower house · 4.1 mi

Explorer Tom Brackloon Castle overlooks bogland to the east and is surrounded by a stream on three sides. Owen Omadyn owned it in…

Meelick - Eyrecourt GAA pitchGAA ground · 5.0 mi

Doon GraveyardGraveyard · 5.7 mi

Explorer Tom Doon Graveyard in County Galway really hates people who wear bright yellow jackets. It finds them too distracting for…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in LisdooaunFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 6.2 mi

Explorer Tom Lisnagry has a long-standing feud with the rain because it keeps washing away its outer bank’s dignity. It’s…

More historic places in County Offaly · All of County Offaly

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover