House - 18th/19th century

The National Monuments Service's description

On an elevated area, to the immediate E of a N-S tertiary road. Listed as 'House - 17th century (possible)' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A late 18th/early 19th century four-bay, two-storey structure with a slate roof and entrance driveway extending to SSW. Depicted and named ‘Derrymore House’ on all historic OS mapping. This building is described in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (www.buildingsofireland.ie) where a date range of 1780-1820 is given. Weir (1999, 101) describes it as ‘17th or 18th century’ although the earliest date given later in his description is 1788, when a Tom Steele is mentioned as being born in the house. There is no reference to any 17th-century date and the architecture of the house is late 18th/early 19th century. There are outbuildings to the immediate NNE, although these are thought by the present owner to be contemporary with the house. In December 2016 the Local Authority added the house to the Record of Protected Structures (RPS No. 82). Note: There is another 'Derrymore House' in Clogher Td., O'Callaghan's Mills (CL036-002----) some 3km to the E.

The following image has been uploaded:
CL035-124----_01.jpg View of front elevation.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly

Date of upload: 14 January 2019

References

Weir, H. 1986 Houses of Clare. Whitegate, Co.Clare, Ballinkella Press.