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Sq m: 228 (2,454 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 4
BER rating: C1
Broadband: Yes
COPPERALLEY Close is reckoned to be one of the most popular developments in the east Cork, seaside town of Youghal, with around 30 varying houses built in it.
And, up for sale here is this fine, solid, red brick-fronted detached four-bed home, new to market with Shane Finn of DNG Creedon in Cork city over a half an hour’s drive away.
He says it is a real lifestyle buy and a tempting package, with a half-acre well-kept site facing south onto a green, and a house of 2,450sq ft on it, with decent sized rooms, and two of its four bedrooms en suite.
Other rooms include a living room, lounge, a dining room, a sun-room to the right with tiled roof, kitchen, utility, and two bathrooms plus the two en suites.
The house is towards the front of its lawned site, with screens either side giving privacy to the back garden with views beyond.
VERDICT: Easily reached off the N25 (and Youghal can breathe easy now again, after its has been by-passed) Copperalley is within a walk of both the town and the beach.
It is a good, solid traditional home by the sea, within commuting distance of Cork city.
Sq m: 240 (2,600 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 4
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
AN attractive family home with modern comforts and roaming space is on offer at Carraduff, nine miles east of Limerick city.
Selling agents, GVM auctioneers, say the 2,600 sq ft house is on three quarters of an acre of landscaped gardens.
“It’s eight years old, has been kept in pristine condition and has a very attractive timber staircase, which leads up to an attic conversion on the second floor,’’ says auctioneer Declan Barry.
Stone-faced, the four-bed house is timber-floored inside. Downstairs, there’s a sitting room and a living room, which both have marble fireplaces, and a large kitchen/dining room with timber-fitted units. There’s a playroom, a sun lounge, a utility room and a bathroom. The first floor has four bedrooms, including one en-suite, and the second floor has two large timber-floored rooms with Velux windows.
Fenced, the house has a lawn at the front and a large tarmac area around the house. To the rear, there’s an area with play equipment for the children, and a large lawn with a gazebo and a timber arch. There’s a large detached garage and an overhead loft.
VERDICT: This is an extra-spacious modern property which will suit a family looking for a country home within commuting distance of Limerick city.
Sq m: 102 (1,050 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 3
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
WELCOME to the Hill of Tara, Cork style, a robust three-bed home on a slight hill-front drive. Tara, or no 2 Bellair Estate, a 1960s semi-d, has that address though it is accessed off the main Douglas Road. Location is by the Bellair junction, with the road feeding into the Ballinlough Road, with St Finbarr’s hospital 100 yards away. The city centre is a 10-15 minute walk.
Tara was a private home for 40 years, and is offered via agent Michael McKenna as part of an executor sale, carrying a €270,000 price, and considerable promise.
Built by the well-regarded Denis McCarthy, whose own/old family home is behind Bellair, it has typical features of the time, with rooms a foot or two larger in each direction than the standard three-bed semi-d. Its two, main ground-floor rooms interconnect, the hall is large, with guest WC, the kitchen is old-fashioned with steps to the compact, triangular back garden, and there’s scope to extend sideways.
Upstairs, all three bedrooms are large, two have great built-ins (one with a hidden sink) and there’s a separate WC and main bathroom.
VERDICT: A great-sounding address, strong location and decent build.
Sq m: 230 (2,476 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 4
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
AT the edge of the woodland at Ballybeg, near Ennis, is a modern four-bed house designed for family living. The owners have put children’s play equipment in among the trees.
Built ten years ago, no 9 Silvergrove is nearly 2,500 sq ft on a site of a third of an acre. Part of a development of large, detached houses of varying styles, it’s half a mile from Clarecastle village and two miles from Ennis.
Selling agents, DNG O’Sullivan Hurley, say the estate is exclusive and the house is open-plan and high-spec.
Accommodation includes a large reception room with a limestone fireplace, a kitchen with cherrywood units, granite worktops, a centre island and quality appliances. There is an oak-floored playroom, a carpeted family room, a sun room, a utility room and a small bathroom. A teak staircase leads to the first floor, which has four bedrooms, including two with walk-in wardrobes and two bright children’s rooms. There’s a bathroom with a corner Jacuzzi bath and a jet shower.
In the garden, there’s a detached garage, tarmac parking and a large lawn. The children’s play area is under the trees. Next to it is a raised patio from where the adults can observe.
VERDICT: The woodland setting is attractive as is the house, which is modern and spacious.
Sq m: 278 (3,000 sq ft)
Bedrooms: 4
BER rating: Pending
Broadband: Yes
DESPITE the difficult times, this spacious modern property at The Spa, near Tralee has been attracting quite a bit of interest. “You will always get interest in spacious detached houses in The Spa – it’s a good residential area which is not too far from town and is close to beaches,’’ says Daire Crowley of DNG Giles.
New to the market with a guide of €500,000, this is a 3,000 sq ft property with three quarters of an acre gardens.
Built in 2009, the two storey house has a very good quality finish with timber and porcelain tiled flooring and an attractive contemporary kitchen.
Spacious living accommodation includes a walnut floored sitting room with a marble fireplace, as well as a tiled kitchen with good quality appliances, a sunroom and a utility room. At ground level there’s also a bathroom, an office and two bedrooms including one with an en suite.
Upstairs there’s a huge walnut floored galleried landing which overlooks the hallway and also has a sliding door leading out on to the balcony. There are also two very substantial bedrooms.
Located approximately five miles from Tralee town centre, the property is within a 15 minute walk from shops.
VERDICT: Very attractive for a family looking for out of town location — it has space, a high spec finish and views.
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