Feature: Rooms with a view in very special area

With lakeshore access and a swimming pool, there’s a watery theme to this Kerry jewel.

Some of Co Kerry’s best home spreads are along the shores of glorious Caragh Lake, north of the Reeks between Glenbeigh and Killorglin along the foaming Caragh river. And that’s exactly where Glounagillagh House can be found.

Built by its European owners in 1977, a sort of hey-day era for overseas buyers along the prized shoreline, this is a house quite individual in its design and materials, with indoor swimming pool; it’s all much graced by its 11 acres of wonderful grounds which run right down the lakeshore, where there’s a boathouse and launching slip.