Where modern living meets country retreat

ROLLING countryside and views of the Blackstairs Mountains are the perfect backdrop for the new manse that is Grovine House.

Located on the Waterford Road, just four miles from the medieval capital, Kilkenny, the house is a thoroughly modern build, but on a scale that wouldn’t have been out of place in the past couple of centuries.

Set on just over an acre, this 3,000 sq ft-plus house combines country retreat with a fast commute to Kilkenny, Waterford or the south-east region and perhaps, at a push, Dublin.