Thatched Farmhouse

Ireland / Offaly / Clara / Canal Roadway
 house, listed building / architectural heritage, 1800s construction
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Detached six-bay single-storey thatched farmhouse, built c.1800, with direct-entry plan, but may formerly have been lobby-entry and facing into yard. Pitched oaten straw roof with decorative knotting and exposed scolloping to ridge and twine to eaves. Low rendered chimneystacks.

This thatched house is a prominent feature on the Grand Canal near Rahan. Its relatively large size mark it out as a substantial vernacular house. The retention of small openings and timber sash windows, along with a battened timber door, make this a representative example of Irish vernacular architecture.
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Coordinates:   53°16'23"N   7°34'31"W
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