Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
205 Killowen Road
Tamnyveagh, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 205 Killowen Road, Killowen, Rostrevor, Newry, Co Down, BT34 3AQ
- Townland
- Tamnyveagh
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.06825, -6.10998
- Date of survey
- 21 July 1998
- HB reference
- HB16/05/040
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
One and half storey/ two-bay house, south facing with rear elevation to Killowen Road.
Pitched natural slate roof with brick eaves course and tiled skews, a cast iron skylight to facade and three gabled dormers to rear (each with decorative timber bargeboards). There is a cement rendered concrete-coped chimney to each gable. No rainwater goods. Walls are coloured lime wet-dash with a raised eaves course.
Principal façade faces into yard. There is a central modern door and two window openings to facade, once containing sliding sashes.
Left gable has two small modern top-hung timber windows on either side of chimney breast at attic level.
Rear elevation has two small windows: that to left bay is 1/1 sliding sash and that to right bay is 4/2 sliding sash. At first floor are three two-paned casement windows, one to each dormer. No evidence of any entrance to this elevation.
Right gable has a modern top-hung casement window to attic floor.
Now set within a modern farmyard.
Historical information
Shown on the 1859 OS 6” map, but not on the 1834 edition, indicating a mid-19th century construction date. Described in the 1863 Valuation as 11yds x 6yds x 1.5 storeys; these dimensions accord with the present building. Believed by current owner to have been the birthplace and home of Giant Murphy. This famed 19th century local character was born on 15 June 1834 and grew to 8' 1'', becoming the tallest man in the world. Taking a career in the Circus, he died of smallpox at Marseilles on 18 April 1862. He is buried in Kilbroney Churchyard where a Celtic cross was erected in his memory.
Primary sources:
1. PRONI – OS 6/3/55/1 (1834 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
2. PRONI - OS 6/3/55/2 (1859 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
3. PRONI - VAL 2B/3/61A, (1863 valuation) p.10.
Secondary Sources:
1. W. Haughton Crowe 'Village in Seven Hills' pp.70-75 (Dundalk 1972).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Although of some historical interest, this small vernacular building does not merit statutory protection.
Nearby in the register
- Houseunder 1 mi
- Cassy Water Bridge, Near 381 Killowen Road, Killowen, rostrevor, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4SFBridgeunder 1 mi
- Milestoneunder 1 mi
- 355 Newry RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.