IS A LARGE UNOCCUPIED OR DERELICT BUILDING IN CAPELIZOD VILLAGE
The old house at 34 Main Street in Chapelizod is a significant historical building.
It’s a detached, three-bay, three-storey early Georgian house over a raised basement, built circa 1740.
The house is well-proportioned and contributes to the eclectic character of Chapelizod.
It was the early childhood home of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, a renowned Gothic horror writer.
The house also features prominently in Le Fanu’s 1863 novel “The House by the Churchyard”.
Unfortunately, due to neglect, the building’s internal floors have collapsed.