Holiday home with lovely views

FULL-ON views of Carrauntoohill, Ireland’s tallest mountain (but a molehill in world terms), come for free with this Kilderry home. Once you stump up the €740,000 asking price, that is.

A modern build, done in the late 1990s to an old template, it subtly re-works the traditional two-storey dwelling with architectural aplomb, with a detached 700 sq ft garage and overhead apartment alongside landscaped gardens, and a sand-based lawn tennis court to boot.

The neatness of this house’s design is exemplified in the way the windows are melded in, with a range of dormers front and back, roof lights, and angular frames, as well slotted into the gables of this stone-faced exterior.

The good-sized five-bed home as likely to be bought for family holiday use though up to now it is a full-time home, lying on a two acre plot near Killorglin (two miles), at Kilderry Wood.

The views take in a bit of everything, of mountain, of mutton (dressed as grazing sheep) woods, rough land, hill and more, including Killorglin to the south and Carrauntuohill, and westerly towards Dingle Bay, Rossbeigh and its beaches, Inch and its strand, and even the Blasket Islands.

Selling agent for this slice of Kerry heaven is Tom Spillane in Killarney, who points up its quality finishes, build materials and decor. He suggests the fact the site is a full two acres might leave a door or gate open for another dwelling, on a portion in time.

The roof is Bangor slate, the walls are stone-clad, windows are in cedar, including the sashes, and there’s a large patio space, paved in Doolin stone with pitch-perfect south-westerly views, while the site is landscaped and private.

The entrance hallway is double-height, with bespoke staircase, the upper floor is concrete Ducon slab for sound-proofing and fire safety, there’s a pressurised oil-fired under floor and zoned heating system throughout, and showers are pressurised.

The main house’s kitchen has pine units, with granite worktops and a Belfast sink, there are two reception rooms with pitch pine flooring and feature fireplaces, the ground level has a bedroom and bathrom, and overhead are four more bedrooms, one with en suite, and main bathroom.

The detached garage has been built to housing standards, with 700 sq ft at ground level and with a one-bed apartment overhead.

Killorglin Golf Club is a mile away, the town is two miles.