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House - 17th century

Fethard, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - 17th century, Fethard, County Tipperary South, 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
Fethard
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.46597, -7.69423
SMR number
TS070-040023-

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

On the S side of Main St, Fethard, the third property westward from the corner of Watergate St and Main St. The ground floor is currently a hairdressers. A single-bay three-storey building (int. dims. 6.05m N-S; 5.38m E-W; wall T 0.83-0.85m). The upper floors are accessed via a dog-leg stair in the SW angle of the building from the rear. At first-floor level (H 2.28m) two stone corbels (H 0.24m; Wth 0.28m; D 0.17m and H 0.2m; Wth 0.28m; D 0.17m) project from the front, N wall, one on either side of the window and another corbel (H 0.17m; Wth 0.25m; D 0.14m)projects from the E end of the rear S wall. The base of the corbels are between 1.63m and 1.67m above the floor. There is a chimney (Wth 1.82m; D 0.44m) projecting into the first-floor chamber in the E wall. The second floor is partially within the roof space and the beams of the collared A-frame truss roof with heavy purlins are visible. All the beams within the second floor living space are boxed-in except one which is sawn.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 29 April 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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