Live like a king in this fine palace deep in Royal country

CLOSE enough to Fairyhouse racecourse, this Brownstown, Ratoath, Co Meath, family home has all the sort of trimmings to attract a well-heeled jockey, sports person, a pop-star or just a family looking for a pad with extras.

The brick front of this 4,700 sq ft home certainly doesn’t hint at the goodies on offer inside for those who want it all, and want it at home.

It has a moody, dark red hued snooker room with both snooker table and table soccer and is wired for sound, there’s a well-equipped gym, large hot tub, steam room and double sauna, sun room and large southwest facing patio, a private site, big back garden, parking for at least three cars, and electric gates.

For those not necessarily into those toys for boys, the house itself has buckets of space, and six/seven bedrooms, four of which are en suite, porch, entrance hall, living room, family room, sun room, kitchen and dining area, plus games room.

A detached and well-kept dormer house built in the 1980s in a row of large one-offs, it has a loft attic room 70’ by 14’ which adds to the overall 4,700 sq ft floor area.

Selling agent is Roseanne De Vere Hunt, of Gunnes, who guides it at €775,000 and who says it is only a 20-minute drive from Dublin via the Dunshaughlin road.

“Brownstown is only half a mile from Ratoath village, which is like the new Castleknock, it really can be reached very quickly from Dublin, I can get there in 20 minutes from our Phibsboro office and there’s easy access to Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and Dublin airport as well,” she said.