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19: Clodiagh house
This is
the Clodiagh House on Queen Street Lower. It was built in 1862 for George
Malcomson who later swapped houses with his brother Frederick when Frederick ran
out of money. The architect John Skipton Mulvany designed it. It is now used as
a childrens’ home run by the Health Board. Notice the fine detailing,
including rendered dressings and profiled timber joinery. It also has a veranda.
The gateway has a pair of fine gates that have curved flanked railings. There
was once a lovely walled garden in the back of it with a little pond in the
middle of it.
Some
people say that the inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary used to live
there. There is another story that a man on the street told us about a town
clock that was at the back of the Clodiagh House. We heard his rhyme more than
once on our walks:
Church
on a hill
Farmyard on the street
Town clock in a field
