Moving in to this spacious traditional property makes horse sense

The animals as well as the humans will find a home here, writes Tommy Barker

You could get up on your high horse at Kealfadda Bridge House — its equestrian facilities are first-rate, second to none. So says agent Henry O’Leary as he brings this Schull area property mix, with creature comfort for animals and humans, to market.

On 23 scenic acres, the upgraded traditional style stone farmhouse has an adjoining guest cottage, a hobby building, and stables done virtually to human habitation standards — in fact they’d nearly score a decent BER if the stable doors were shut.

The package is between Schull and Goleen amid some of the peninsula’s finest scenery, with views to the Fastnet lighthouse and rock in the distance.

The land isn’t the very best; there are some good paddocks, but a lot is rough, so think more sheep grazing than pedigree horses, but 23 acres is plenty of land to roam and call home.

The owner of Kealfadda Bridge is German, and has the main house done simply, yet to a high standard, with sweeping and sheltering car port leading into the three-bed main house, where there’s a 20’ by 27’ sun room off the main living room and kitchen/dining room with Aga and lustrous terracotta tiling.

There’s a family bathroom next to a bedroom, and overhead an en suite bedroom with lots of pine panelling and a landing /bed three.

Separately, there’s a dormer 400 sq ft guest cottage, plus a 375 sq ft hobby building/ home office.

Perfection in finish was the owner’s goal, says Henry O’Leary, and that’s as evident in the two stable blocks around a menage, including 11 boxes, feed and tack rooms, machinery shed and workshop, with finished attic spaces, stone facades and wooden shingles on the gables.

LOCATION: Schull, West Cork

PRICE: €550,000

SIZE: 180 (2,000 sq ft)

BEDROOMS: 3 plus 1

BATHROOMS: 2 plus 1

BER RATING: Pending

BEST ASSET: Finish

VERDICT:Trot-in condition.