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Country house

Walshestown (Orrery and Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Country house, Walshestown, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Walshestown (Orrery and Kilmore By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Walshestown Ho (1937)
Coordinates
52.26897, -8.69826
SMR number
CO016-077001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Vacant rectangular 2-storey house. Rendered over random-rubble limestone; according to owner, stones from adjacent castle (14325) used to build house. Two reused dressed quoins visible on SE corner may be stones from the castle. Entrance front (E) of 3 bays: plate glass camber-headed windows; slim rectangular niches between 1st-floor windows and eaves. Central round-headed door ope, fanlight and sidelights incorporated into frame. Gable-ended with chimney stacks atop gables. Render on N gable partly peeled away exposing brick construction. Attic window in N gable; S gable has window at 1st floor and attic level. One-storey gabled addition to S end of rear. House referred to by Smith in 1750 (vol. 1, 312) as 'a good house'; appears to have been refurbished in early 19th century. Farm buildings to rear (W). According to owner, fragmentary ruined structures to SE, of 19th-century appearance, built on site of castle.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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