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Conga
A thatched farmhouse at Kildun Beg preserves the district’s vernacular building traditions.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Conga · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Cong · English · main form
Place & story
A nineteenth-century farmhouse
The architectural inventory records a farmhouse at Kildun Beg already present by 1894. Its compact single-storey plan has opposing doors and a projecting porch. Local limestone forms the walls, finished with lime render and limewash. Their slightly sloping profile and small timber sash windows distinguish the house from the more formal country residences of the district. [2]
Thatch and farm buildings
The replacement straw thatch is held at the raised ridge by visible lattice work and scallops. These details preserve traditional roofing methods alongside later maintenance. An adjacent outbuilding was also present by 1894, retaining the relationship between the dwelling and its working farm setting. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cong. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kildun Beg farmhouse, NIAH 31312113 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.