Camass House, Bruff, Co Limerick  

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. 55. “(Bevan/IFR) A plain two storey house of five bays with porch. External shutters. Small battlemented tower near entrance gate.” 

https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/21904410/camas-house-camas-co-limerick

Detached five-bay two-storey with dormer attic house, built c. 1860, with extension to rear (north). House may incorporate fabric from earlier house. Pitched artificial slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, uPVC rainwater goods and recent rooflights. Rendered walls throughout with rendered plat bands and quoins to front (south) elevation. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills and surrounds throughout, having uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door opening with rendered surround and uPVC door to front elevation. Recent concrete outbuilding with pitched corrugated-iron roof to west. Set within own grounds. 

Appraisal 

Camas House is built on the site of an earlier Camas House and may incorporate fabric from the earlier house. The façade of this pleasantly proportioned house has retained a certain elegance through the restrained use of ornamentation displayed around the window and door openings. The symmetrical front elevation contrasts with the more vernacular tradition displayed to the rear elevation which lacks any window openings. The retention of associated outbuilding indicates the building’s use as a farmhouse and adds to the architectural value of the ensemble.