Bespoke home in the Lee Valley

Trish Dromey views a home that comes with a horsey lifestyle attached.

Tranquility House near Ballingeary offers not just living space but a whole lifestyle, with stables and land in a scenic wooded Lee Valley setting.

Previous owners found an old stone cottage in this location and transformed it into a highly individual property with a mansard roof and blue windows in a range of shapes and sizes.

Inside there’s over 1,500 sq ft of living space, all with either timber-beamed or panelled ceilings. Very much a traditional cottage-style property, it has a sitting room with floor to ceiling stone fireplace although the kitchen has white modern units.

The current owners, who moved there from the UK a few years ago, made their contribution by building stables with three boxes and a tack room and adding on a sand arena.

Guiding the property at €250,000, auctioneer Tom Heffernan says it’s a well maintained home which is rustic and charming.

Accommodation includes a large living room with a beamed ceiling, a kitchen, an office, a boot room, a wet room and a ground-floor bedroom. Upstairs there’s a galleried landing, bathroom and three bedrooms with pine panelled ceilings.

The property has been fitted with oil-fired heating and double-glazed windows. Outside there’s paddock, a range of outbuildings and gardens with a stream and a pond.

Located at Ballingaskig, Tranquility House is around five kilometres from Ballingeary and 12 from Gougane Barra.

Verdict: A lifestyle choice which may very well attract an other UK buyer.

Ballingeary, Co Cork

€250,000

Size: 145 sq m (1,561 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 2

BER: Pending