should this be listed?

I don’t know if the farmhouse should be listed- but I see no reason to knock it. Why not incorporate it into the proposed development- as a social centre or something else.
In the current era of the Celtic Tiger economy I think we should hold onto as much of our architectural heritage as possible.
Question: in another 200 years- I wonder what will be around- the 18th century house or a non distinctive 21st century housing development?-
For what it’s worth my money’s on the 18th century house.

Still if you list it, that stops any extensions etc to make it a reasonable habitable hme. Those generic farmhouses of which there are still quite a few in Monaghan dont really have much space if you have to place a modern kitchen and bathroom into the existing fabric of the building.

Actually listing merely means that planning permission is required for the new works, it is also possible to request the local authority to provide a determination to indicate which works will not require planning permission.

As to its accomodating modern facilities it looks like a reasonably sized dwelling certainly two or three times as large as the average city centre apartment. Fitting it out with an internal bathroom and kitchen would’nt be too much of a problem. In our own experience it is unreasonable expectations as to the number of bedrooms (eg: 5 in a building such as this) which causes the most problems.

Now this is just farcical….

The statement follows a decision by Sligo County Council to demolish a Georgian farmhouse in Easkey. A report by a conservation architect had recommended that the house be retained and re-used but another report by a structural engineer said it should be demolished. The council is now to “replicate” the house with a two-storey dwelling on the site as part of a housing scheme. However, detailed plans have not yet been drawn up.