Two home eras in one at Corbally House
THERE’S a real country feel to the setting of Corbally House, a detached, mid 1960s-built family home of almost 2,000 sq ft, built on the footprint of a much earlier dwelling, on a 1.3 acres plot, near Cork’s Glanmire.
More suburban in design than rustic and rural, it’s a two-storey home in a very mature and wooded setting with attached garage, and has several basment rooms with conversion potential, but currently used for storage.
Corbally House is an August sale listing with estate agent Gillian McDonnell of Sherry FitzGerald, and she guides it at €475,000: that puts it within the grasp of families from a wide catchment, and even from Cork city, looking to trade up, and who’ll relish the very decent amount of outside space to roam around on.
In good overall condition, it’s had an interesting past, one that’s hinted at from the age of its approach/entrance pillars, in old stone and dash, and which are a couple of centuries old, most likely.
In fact, the original Corbally Hosue which was reached past these gates dated to the 1770s, but lived past its prime and was demolished 50 or 60 years ago, replaced in the 1960s by the house seen here now, and still bearing the Corbally name.
And, the property’s basement rooms date back to the Corbally House Mark 1, so the home’s literally got very ancient roots and more modern flourishes.
In good overall condition, and in the same family’s hands for a good many years, it’s being sold now as the occupants prepare to downsize and who are building locally.
Ms McDonnell says Corbally House is comfortable, with dual aspect living room with stove, has a dining/sitting room with open fireplace, and a kitchen/dining room, with dual aspect, lovely rural views, and has a feature cast iron stove.
There’s access to the sunny patio, plus to the attached garage also from the kitchen, which was added in 1978, and there’s a utility, guest WC and main hall.
Overhead are four bedrooms, three doubles and a single, plus family bathroom.
A Stira gives attic access, while deeper down the original basement is laid out in two simple rooms, with conversion/upgrade potential, it’s suggested.
Corbally House has oil heating with a modern condenser boiler fitted around 2010, gets a D1 BER, and has service like water and waste on site.
The grounds and approach drive are a real feature, with old trees and more modern planting, with a mix of patios, glasshouse, vegetable garden, and old outhouses, plus there’s plenty of parking/turning space in the east facing front for cars, which in earlier times would have seen carriages turning in this spot.
Modern home, standing literally in the footprint of an older country dwelling.
183 sq m (1,975 sq ft)
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