Killinane House, Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow
Mark Bence-Jones. A Guide to Irish Country Houses.[originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978; Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.]
p. 170. “A two storey house of mid-C18 appearance. 5 bay front; pedimented and fanlighted tripartite doorway. Curved end-bow. In 1814, the residence of Edward Groome.”
Detached five-bay two-storey double-pile house, c. 1765, with pedimented tripartite door opening, flanking bows, bowed ends to front pile and gable ends to pile to rear. Refenestrated, c. 1995. Interior retains open-well timber staircase and early fittings, c. 1765.
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey double-pile house, c. 1765, with pedimented tripartite door opening, flanking bows, bowed ends to front pile and gable ends to pile to rear. Refenestrated, c. 1995. Interior retains open-well timber staircase and early fittings, c. 1765.
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Killinane House, Leighlinbridge
Townland: Killinane
A very important country house of the middle size dating from circa 1765. It has a gable-ended façade of five bays and two storeys with bow ends. The walls have recently been rough cast which would have replaced the original lime rendering, retaining earlier, cement, parallel raised coigns. The pedimented, granite doorcase is a set-piece undoubtedly from a copy book and has, side lights, channelled piers, brackets supporting the pediment and a timber fanlight. The windows, with their granite sills, have recently-inserted uPVC glazing. Behind the front range is an earlier house which has a high-pitched roof and projecting, end stacks. The roof of the front range has recently had the Bunclody slates replaced. No stacks are visible from the front as they rest on the central, spine wall. The roof of the older part of the house has been reslated in recent years. The yard buildings date from the mid-18th century and have granite doorcases with classical features executed in a rustic fashion. These are particularly interesting and rare.
Interest: regional, architectural, interior, artistic
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