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Affane

Áth Mheáin

Affane House preserves the form of an earlier farmhouse behind a nineteenth-century country-house frontage.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of The former demesne entrance to Affane House, County Waterford, as photographed in September 2022.
Illustration, The former demesne entrance to Affane House, County Waterford, as photographed in September 2022
Recorded locationAffane52.12332° N · 7.82875° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

áthford

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Áth Mheáin · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Affane · English · main form

Place & story

An older house behind the façade

Affane House was standing by 1841. The architectural inventory identifies its frontage as a remodelling of a late seventeenth-century farmhouse, marked on Taylor and Skinner’s 1778 map as a Browning residence. Two polygonal bows frame the main elevation, while the house looks across its wooded grounds towards the Finisk River. [2]

A household recorded over time

The inventory links the house with successive members of the Power family, including Samuel Browning Power and William Power. It records occupation in 1901 and 1911 and vacancy in 1945. Surviving plaster decoration, carved door surrounds, outbuildings and a walled garden preserve evidence of the household and estate beyond the ruined main rooms. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Waterford
Civil parish
Affane
Coordinates
52.12332, -7.82875
Mapped area
0.66 km²
Logainm ID
50039 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Affane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Affane House, NIAH22902921 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  4. The former demesne entrance to Affane House, County Waterford, as photographed in September 2022 illustration: based on a Gates to Affane House, Affane, Co. Waterford (1) by Mike Searle. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.