House

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Detached two-bay two-storey vernacular farmhouse, built c.1800, located to the north side of Boghill Road. Rectangular-on-plan; attached single-storey outbuilding to west.

Roof is pitched natural slate with clay ridge tiles; red brick corbelled chimney; concrete verges; exposed rafter ends. Walls are random rubble with fieldstone quoins. Windows are square-headed timber framed 2/2 sliding sash (divided horizontally) with red brick surrounds and exposed timber lintels; cement rendered reveals.

Principal elevation faces north; left bay contains square-headed vertically sheeted timber entrance door; canopy supported on timber posts accesses vertically sheeted timber loading door at first floor; single window at ground floor left (concrete sill); right bay contains single window at ground floor right with red brick voussoirs; two windows at first floor.

East elevation contains single window at first floor right.

South elevation consists of central entrance (now blocked) flanked left and right by single window at each floor (first floor left now blocked).

West elevation abutted at ground floor by attached outbuilding; exposed section blank.

Setting

Attached two-bay single-storey rubble outbuilding to west; roof is pitched natural slate (corrugated tin to left bay) on corbelled brick eaves; walls are random rubble with block repairs; principal elevation faces north; left bay contains central vertically sheeted timber entrance door; right bay contains segmental-arched-headed carriage arch with brick voussoirs (now sagging) at right. West elevation contains single casement window at attic level.

Detached two-bay single-storey rubble outbuilding to west; roof is pitched natural slate (corrugated tin to left bay) on corbelled brick eaves; principal elevation faces east; left bay contains central entrance opening with small square opening to left and right; right bay consists of vertically sheeted timber door flanked left and right by single window; all have red brick surrounds and voussoirs. South elevation is roughcast and contains central metal casement window. West elevation contains opening with brick voussoirs at left (now partially blocked). South elevation contains square-headed opening at attic level.

Recent double-height corrugated tin farm shed with barrel roof to north. Site bounded to all sides by planting and remains of rubble walling (partially visible); modern farm gates to north-west and south-west supported on concrete piers. Lane through centre of site leads to modern farm.

Roof Natural slate
Walling Random Rubble with fieldstone quoins (cement repairs)
Windows Square-headed timber framed 2/2 sliding sash (divided horizontally)
Rainwater goods None remaining

Historical information

The building is shown on the first edition OS map of 1832. The 1902 map shows an extra outbuilding to the north east of the complex.

The property is recorded in Griffith’s Valuation of 1859 as a ‘house, offices and land’ occupied by John Mc Laughlin. The building is valued at £2. Valuation Revisions show the occupier as William McLaughlin in 1864 and a change of lessor from Reverend Pakenham to the Lieutenant General Pakenham. In 1909 the occupier is John McGladdery but no change is made to the buildings valuation.

References:

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/1/56/1 - First Edition OS Map (1832)
2. PRONI OS/6/1/56/2 - Second Edition OS Map (1857)
3. PRONI OS/6/1/56/3 - Third Edition OS Map (1902)
4. PRONI VAL/1/A/1/56 - Townland Valuation Map (1832)
5. PRONI VAL/2/A/1/56A - Griffith’s Valuation Map (1857)
6. PRONI VAL/2/B/1/10 - Griffith’s Valuation (1859)
7. PRONI VAL/12/B/1/14A-F – Valuation Revisions (1864-1929)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A detached two-bay two-storey vernacular farmhouse, built c.1800, located to the north side of Boghill Road. The building exhibits typical brickwork detailing, such as corbelled eaves and voussoirs. The group displays the layout of rural farms during the nineteenth century and retains its setting and much of its original character. However, the interiors are mostly gone and it is of a relatively common type of which there are better examples in better condition and retaining more of their historic fabric.