It is recorded simply as a house of indeterminate date, which in itself is a quiet peculiarity. Most built structures, even ruined ones, leave enough behind for researchers to make an educated guess. This one, apparently, has not yet yielded that much.

Attishane is a small rural townland in Mayo, a county with a layered and often turbulent history of settlement, clearance, and rebuilding. Houses across this landscape range from prehistoric and early medieval structures through to post-medieval farmsteads and the remnants of pre-Famine cottages. Without further detail, it is impossible to say which tradition this particular building belongs to, or whether its ambiguity comes from the condition of the remains, the absence of associated finds, or simply the fact that closer examination has not yet been carried out. The designation of indeterminate date is not a dismissal; it is an honest acknowledgement that the record is incomplete.