Dundrum House

Country house in Tipperary south, Ireland, dating from 1720–1740

Detached Palladian-style seven-bay three-storey country house over half-basement, built c.1730, third storey being possibly an addition requiring removal of pediment c.1890. Three-bay breakfront and single-bay single-storey over half-basement links to similar flat-roof wings and having U-plan perron at ground floor reached by cut limestone curving staircases with cast-iron railings. Now in use as hotel and having various irregular single and two-storey extensions to west and northwest of site. Hipped slate roof with cut limestone chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with cut limestone cornice, quoins and sill course to second storey, and ashlar basement and perron, former with string course. Square-headed window openings to front elevation, segmental elsewhere and to basement, with moulded limestone surrounds and sills, having timber sliding sash nine-over-six pane windows to middle floors, six-over-six pane windows to second floor and three-over-three pane to basement. Round-headed window openings to either side of and above main entrance, and to front of wings, with carved limestone sills, panelled pilasters with capitals and archivolt with keystones, having timber sliding sash nine-over-six pane windows. Basement windows have keystones set under string course. Blind windows to inner faces of wings and to part of southeast elevation. Oculi wit

Type:
Country house

Period:
1720–1740

Where:
Tipperary south, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.55°N, 8.03°W

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