placenamesStradbally
An tSráidbhaile
A house, formal entrance and small boathouse preserve different aspects of the Waterford estate’s built landscape.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An tSráidbhaile · Irish · main form · validated name
- Stradbally · English · main form
Place & story
A discreet entrance to a substantial house
Woodhouse dates from around 1775 and is associated with the Uniacke and Beresford families. Its six-bay front is unusual in placing the entrance near one corner. A fluted Doric doorcase and fanlight mark that doorway, while timber sash windows and internal shutters retain other elements of its earlier character. A lower service range was added around 1850, extending the accommodation behind the main house. [2]
The road and the shore
The estate gateway, dated around 1850, combines inscribed limestone piers with cast-iron gates, leafy finials and curved railings. A pedestrian entrance is incorporated beside the larger gates. A separate boathouse, built around 1875 and visible from the strand, uses rubble stone with granite corner stones and red-brick window surrounds. Its broad, shallow-arched opening records another practical element of the estate, connecting its buildings with the coastal setting. [3] [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Waterford
- Barony
- Decies-without-Drum
- Coordinates
- 52.14467, -7.47067 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 44.98 km²
- Logainm ID
- 2427 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Stradbally. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Woodhouse, NIAH22811044 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Woodhouse gateway, NIAH22811043 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Woodhouse boathouse, NIAH22811011 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.