45 Slievenaman Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Small, single storey vernacular farm house of probable mid 19th century origin. The building is set on the N side of the Slievenaman Road, c.5 miles W of Newcastle.

The front façade faces roughly S and is symmetrical. To the centre of this facade is a relatively large, lean-to porch. This has a doorway (with timber sheeted door) to the E and a small window opening with sash frame. To the left of the porch is a small window with modern frame. To the right is a similar window.

Both gables are blank. To the rear the is a small two pane window to right.

The façade is largely harled. The gabled roof is covered in natural slate. Harled parapets. There is a rendered chimney stack to each gable. No rw goods.

Well to drive to S of house.

Historical information

There is a building shown on this site on the on the OS map of 1859 which in the second valuation of 1863 was in occupied by a Patrick Cunningham, and possessed the paltry rateable value of 15 shillings. It is probable that this is the same dwelling we see today.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/1/3/48 OS maps 1st ed. 1834, Co Down sheet 48
2 PRONI Second (Griffith’s) valuation records, Kilcoo (1863) [in print]
3 PRONI OS/6/3/48 OS maps 1st rev. 1859, Co Down sheet 48

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

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Criteria for listing: historic interest

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Evaluation

Small, single storey vernacular farm house, of probable mid 19th century origin, with relatively large lean-to porch to front.