Ormond Castle

House in Tipperary south, Ireland, dating from 1560–1570

Detached U-plan two-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1565, having seven-bay façade with advanced gable-fronted central entrance bay and with dormer gables towards each end. Three-bay returns with gables, having flat-roofed two-storey projection to south-east, and having two square-plan fifteenth-century towers of earlier castle complex to south-west and south-east, and large fortified courtyard to west. Pitched slate roofs with brick chimneystacks, mainly paired and with decorative detailing, cast-iron rainwater goods and carved stone finials to gables and north-east corner. Random rubble limestone walls, with evidence of lime render, some decoratively-incised and with unpainted render to parapet of façade, and string course to parapet. Dressed limestone quoins to north-east corner with buttress. Limestone mullioned windows, paired to ground and dormer floors and tripartite to first with segmental-headed lights, chamfered dressed limestone surrounds and label-mouldings. Fixed and casement metal and timber framed latticed windows. Some loops to east elevation. Round-headed entranceway with dressed stone surround and hood-moulding, having replacement timber double leaf door, with limestone threshold. Interior has original Tudor stuccowork to walls and ceilings, including medallions of Queen Elizabeth I, oak panelling and carved limestone fireplaces, one of which has date

Type:
House

Period:
1560–1570

Where:
Tipperary south, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.35°N, 7.41°W

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