Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
22 Ballydoo Road
Carnany, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- 22 Ballydoo Road, Mayobridge, Newry, Co Down, BT34 2HP
- Townland
- Carnany
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.19482, -6.21274
- Date of survey
- 22 July 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/09/030
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Single storey/ three bay vernacular house aligned at right angles to W side of Ballydoo Road.
Pitched natural slate roof with two rendered and coped chimneys – one to right gable and one between left and centre bays. Advanced eaves course supports metal rainwater goods. Walls are random rubble and lime rendered.
Principal elevation faces N. All windows are 2/2 (vertically divided) sliding sashes with horns and granite cills.
Centre bay has an entrance porch set to right and a single window to its left. Porch has natural slate roof (ties into front pitch) and walls as façade. Left and right bays have a single window.
Left gable is blank.
Rear elevation has two top-hung casement windows – one to centre bay and (one to right bay).
Right gable is completely abutted by a flush single storey outbuilding with t+g door to centre (of no interest).
Historical information
House with this footprint shown on 1834 OS 6” map; not valued (i.e. under £5). No change in valuation between 1860s and 1920s. Evidence therefore suggests that the existing building is probably of early 19thC date.
Primary sources:
1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834) Co Down sheet 47 (PRONI OS 6/3/47/1)
2. PRONI Second valuation c.1862, VAL 2B/3/60A.
3. PRONI Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, VAL 12B/22/10.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A typical vernacular building, but without any special features.
Nearby in the register
- 72 Drumlough RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- 15 Cullion RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- St Patricks RC ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.