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    • July 14, 2003 at 11:22 am #706330
      TKC
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      Hi
      Just thought I would call on the expertise that is on this board to get an opinion.

      I am in the process of purchasing what I think is an old Irish Farmhouse?? – derilict (opinions on whether this is a house would be appreciated as I am inexperienced)

      I think it should be preserved – what is the best way to go about this without damaging it. I do not need to live in it so I would like to either preserve or renovate.

      I feel there is much history in it and it is almost alive – ok I know I sound mad now!

      Ideas, opinions on what the dwelling is would be appreciated.

      Thanks
      TKC

    • July 14, 2003 at 11:35 am #734621
      Anonymous
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      Lack of a chimney would suggest that it wasn’t a house (although this could have been removed). I know of a situation in Donegal, where a family orignally lived in a one room cottage which was later used as an outhouse (and is still so I think).

    • July 14, 2003 at 1:11 pm #734622
      Paul Clerkin
      Keymaster

      Have ypu looked inside – does it have a chimney?

      This may be of some interest to you if you go ahead.
      http://www.irish-architecture.com/igs/register/index.html

    • July 14, 2003 at 8:03 pm #734623
      GrahamH
      Participant

      The symmetry of the facade – what little there is of it, would suggest it to be a house, as would the size of the window spaces, which are quite substantial.

      The corrugated roof could be concealing where the chimney was positioned.

    • August 11, 2003 at 4:40 pm #734624
      TKC
      Participant

      Inside there is plaster on walls and some paint. No chimney from what I can see.

      Thank you for all your replies I do appreciate that

      Tara

    • August 11, 2003 at 4:41 pm #734625
      TKC
      Participant

      Thank you for that link Paul.

    • August 11, 2003 at 4:53 pm #734626
      MG
      Participant

      No chimney? It may not have been built as a house.

    • November 17, 2003 at 10:15 am #734627
      TKC
      Participant

      Here is an image of the house. We have since bought the land. Wish me luck. PP seems to be optiistic based on ‘replacement policy’ but I dont want to knock this would much rather restore it.

      http://muchos.co.uk/members/margaret/Site16.jpg

      There could of been a chimney but we know that it was lived in since the people we bought it from inherited it and land regsitry shows that it has been in the family a long time.

      We hope to build a 4 bed dormer … would appreciate any professional advice going;)

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