Garryowen is an attractive, small, three-bay,  two-storey,  U-plan house,  circa 1850.  It has gables on the advanced bays,  rendered walls with raised coigns, wide eaves and paired segmental-headed windows with plain dressings.  The doorcase is in the narrow centre section and has a flat, segmental-headed light over the lintel. Over the doorcase,  on the first floor,  is a small granite shield

Source: Carlow Architectural Heritage by William Garner c.1980