Substantial Tralee home high on specifications at premium price

DOIRE LOIN is a million-euro address on Tralee’s Fenit road, where large one-offs vie in size and style.

Choice in address and choice in housing stock, values here are well above the average, with sites alone making up to €250,000 per half acre.

And almost at the end of the estate is No. 17, Doire Loin, a substantial, 3,000 square foot house which is on the market with Michael Finucane of Property Partners Finucane Daly.

He’s asking around €750,000 for this high-spec home, and while there are offers in the high sixties, the agents is looking to achieve a figure closer to the guide price.

And that is well above the average for the administrative capital of Kerry, but then the Clogherbrien area is a high-demand location, says Mr Daly, with houses at a premium.

No 17 also has a super-duper interior to match the exterior, he says, with lots of varying woods used in the construction.

Architect-designed and styled by an owner with a professional interest in trees, it’s no surprise that the main living room has Douglas Fir columns and beams and a solid oak floor, while the minstrels gallery entrance hall has a baronial fireplace in limestone.

Then, there’s the family room with a brick and limestone inglenook and oak beam feature, along with solid oak floors and a chestnut kitchen. Here the ceiling is sheeted in Douglas Fir and there are double stained glass doors to the main hallway. The entrance to the conservatory is via an ornate, brick arch.

It’s no surprise that the utility is the size of an average kitchen at 19’ by 10’: it has a bank of fitted units and includes a WC and access to the gardens.

One of five bedrooms and four ensuite rooms in located on the ground floor, with the remainder overhead. This room has an oak floor, but upstairs the bedrooms are fitted with solid maple and some have exposed beams. The master suite has double fitted wardrobes, pine ceilings and a brick wall.

And that’s just the house, the adjoining garage has 700 square feet, the equivalent of a small apartment, and is built to domestic standards.

Nice extras include pressurised hot water, a glass house for keen gardeners and all fixtures and fittings are included in the sale.