Former Schoolhouse (East of 197) Derrytrasna Road Derrytrasna Lurgan Co Armagh BT66 6NR

Long, two-storey gable-ended former schoolhouse, probably built 1844 but with upper level and porch added in 1898, located within the grounds of St Mary’s RC Church (HB14/03/009) within the small settlement of Derrytrasna, about 9km N of Portadown. The building has a rendered (dry-dash) façade, what appears to be a natural slate roof and brick chimneystacks. To the front (S) elevation there is a relatively large gabled porch, whilst to the rear there is a series of single and two-storey rear extensions. Most of the windows have been boarded over. The porch has decorative bargeboards and a marble datestone which reads ‘Derrytrasna National Schools 1898’, and the initials ‘E.McC. In the corner. The far left-hand ground floor window has been converted to a doorway and has a modern roller shutter over. The building appears to have been out of use for some years, quite possibly well over a decade, and is in disrepair.