Smart residence in prime elevated city location

LOCATION, house and aspect of Moytura are all choice, in the old fashioned, approving sense of the word.

The family home Moytura was built in Cork’s lofty Shanakiel in 1960, was moved into in 1961, and has been in the same ownership ever since.

Moytura is set on the uphill side of the road just beyond Shanakiel private hospital, in an enclave with a number of Beverly Hill-type homes in the €1 to €2 million-plus league. It is a five-bed detached home, south facing with four century-old oak trees in the facing house’s gardens, and is within a walk of the city centre via Sunday’s Well. It is in house-proud, smart order inside and out and is a sure-fired seller at its €825,000 price guide, via Sheila O’Flynn of Sherry FitzGerald.

It has every sign of always being maintained, and the front door lock and ironmongery shows why: spit and polish, Brasso-aplenty and no fear of work.

Its owner is now reluctantly trading down from the private, 2,000 sq ft property, and given the shortage of quality homes in this select northside area viewings are expected to be fast and furious.

It is design that his stood the test of time, too, done by the late architect Kevin O’Reilly and well built to a high standard for the day and to a layout that is still appropriate.

Thus, there’s a large, almost double-sized reception room to the front, some 30’ by 11’, with a central dividing wall a remnant of an original fireplace, while a smaller 15’ by 11’ family room also shares the sunny south-facing aspect with French doors to a screened south and west facing front patio.

Behind is a kitchen, with loads of built-ins, and a breakfast area off this, while the large hall area has a cloakroom and guest WC, as well as open-tread staircase running up by a tall full-height landing window opening up rear garden views.

Three of the five first floor bedrooms have south-facing views, the main bedroom has an en suite bathroom, nearly all have built-ins and rooms at both levels of the house have extra high ceilings.

The house has both oil and gas central heating, an alarm is fitted and windows are double glazed.