Verney

Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1837, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey projecting porch to ground floor on a half-octagonal plan; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey lean-to central return (east). For sale, 2011. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan extending into lean-to slate roof (east); half-octagonal slate roof (porch), clay ridge tiles, coping to gables with roughcast chimney stacks to apexes having cut-granite capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered cut-granite eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls. Square-headed central door opening into farmhouse with moulded surround framing timber panelled double doors. Square-headed flanking window opening (north) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash window. Square-headed flanking window opening in tripartite arrangement (south) with cut-granite sill, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing eight-over-eight timber sash window having two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in own grounds.

A farmhouse representing an integral component of the domestic built heritage of south County Dublin with the architectural value of the composition, one sometimes known as "Verney Farm", suggested by such attributes as the compact plan form centred on a restrained doorcase, albeit one partly concealed behind a polygonal porch; the slight diminishing in scale of the centralised openings on each floor producing a feint graduated visual impression with the principal "apartment" or reception room defined by a Wyatt-style tripartite glazing pattern; and the high pitched roof showing a mildly eccentric rough cut slate finish. Having been reasonably well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior where contemporary joinery; and sleek plasterwork refinements, all highlight the modest artistic potential of the composition. Furthermore, adjoining outbuildings (extant 1837); and an adjacent milking parlour (----), all continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of a neat self-contained ensemble having historic connections with the Keegan family including Edward Keegan (1794-1870), 'Farmer late of Kilternan County Dublin' (Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1870, 280).