City to Country: Stylish and contemporary Dublin 16 mid-terrace or bay and mountain views at €525k Kerry home

Ideal Dublin location and country homes choice hit the market, writes Trish Dromey

Tue, 13 Feb, 2024 - 06:00

Trish Dromey

Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
€570,000
Size	109 sq m ( 1,173 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
BER	B3

Stylishly designed with a copper clad roof and distinctive green windows, No 2 Brehon Court, Harold’s Grange Road at Rathfarnham in Dublin 16 is very far from being an average three-bed mid terrace house.

Part of a terrace of four houses which first sold in 2014, it’s new to the market with Oliver Travers of Mullery O’Gara. “It’s stylish and contemporary and the owners have added a garden office which could be a remote worker’s dream,’’ he says, quoting a guide of €570,000.

Its 109 sq metres of living space includes a timber floored living room with a fireplace in addition to a kitchen /diner with cream high gloss units and a centre island as well as skylights and French doors to let in the light. Under the stairs there’s a WC and, in a curved section at the rear, there’ also a utility room.

Upstairs there’s a bathroom and three bedrooms including one with an en suite and an unusual curved balcony located above the utility room. The garden at the rear has been attractively laid out with planting at the sides, some artificial grass and two patios.

The modern timber-clad garden studio is fitted out as an office but doubles as a music room for guitar practice.

Located a kilometre and a half from Marlay Park, Brehon Court is within a ten-minute drive from Dundrum Shopping Centre.

VERDICT: Stylish and different.

Lisamote, Co. Limerick
€510,000
Size	208 sq m
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	A2

The level of interest being shown in this four-bed detached house at Lisamote near Adare has taken Eoin Hogan of Hogan Dukan auctioneers by surprise “In the space of a few days the brochure had over 5,000 hits online and we have had the type of interest you usually get in a three-bed semi,’’ says Mr Hogan who is seeking offer of €510,000 for the property which is just seven years old and has an A2 BER rating.

Most of the viewing requests have been from Limerick city buyers but he says he’s also had calls from people who want to return to Limerick from Dublin or from abroad.

The attractions include 208 sq metres of living space, half an acre of gardens and the fact that it’s just ten km from Adare village and 30 km from Limerick city. “Adare is a highly sought after location with a range of amenities including the internationally renowned Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Course,” observes Mr Hogan.

Accommodation includes a tiled kitchen/dining/living room which stretches the full width of the house and has pale grey bespoke kitchen units. In addition to this there’s a timber floored living room with a stove, a guest WC, a utility room and a home office. The upper level has a bathroom and four bedrooms including one en suite.

Accessed by electric gates, the house has lawned gardens with a detached garage and a patio enclosed by a low wall

VERDICT: Spacious, energy efficient and modern, it’s within a half an hour commute from Limerick.

Mahon Bridge, Co Waterford
€550,000
Size	247 sq m
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	4
BER	A3

There are mountains to admire and rugged trails to hike and explore near this modern four bed property at Garranmillon, Mahon Bridge in Waterford.

“This property offers breathtaking views of both Mahon Falls and the Comeraghs at the rear,” says Denise Radley of Radley auctioneers who recently listed the 2016 built A3 rated bungalow with a guide of €550,000.

Sitting on a site of just under an acre, it’s a spacious 247 sq metre property which has triple glazing, solar panels, electric gates and high speed satellite Wi-Fi.

“Finished to a high standard, it has a spacious kitchen /diner/ living room with solid ash ivory painted kitchen units with quartz worktops and an island with a solid oak worktop,” reveals Ms Radley. Other accommodation includes a sitting room with a wood burning stove , a utility room, two bathrooms and four bedrooms including two en suites.

Partially clad in Tipperary sandstone, the property has a detached garage and gardens large enough for the owner to have set a set of goal posts for soccer.

Located five km from Kilmacthomas village, it’s 18 km from Dungarvan and 31 km from Waterford city. Mahon falls, an 80 metre high waterfall is five km from the bungalow which is within a km from the Waterford Greenway.

“We expect it to attract buyers from Waterford city and Dungarvan as well as ones who want to relocate back to the area from Dublin and work from home,’’ says Ms Radley.

VERDICT: Spacious, scenic and highly energy-efficient.

Cappanacush East, Co Kerry
€525,000
Size	158 sq m
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	C2

Such is the splendour of the bay and mountain views from this four-bed property at Cappanacush East near Kenmare that its original owners called it Brea Caha.

When building the dormer property in 2002, the same owners clearly put effort into ensuring that the rooms had the best possible views of Kenmare Bay and of the Caha Mountains across from it on Beara.

They also built an artist studio with large picture windows which the current owners, who bought and renovated it in 2020, have turned into a workroom.

Listing the property with a guide of €525,000, Elaine Daly of Sherry FitzGerald Daly says Brea Caha is spacious (158 sq metres), well presented and wonderfully scenic.

“The bathrooms and the utility room were upgraded in 2020 when the owners also put in a new kitchen with granite worktops, a Belfast sink and an AGA,” she reveals.

At one side of the property there’s an open plan kitchen/dining/living room with Caha views. On the other there’s a bathroom, a utility, a guest WC and three bedrooms.

The upper floor has two large rooms with views of the Caha mountains - one of them a lounge with three double Velux windows on the side facing Kenmare Bay. There’s also a spacious en suite master bedroom with two large Velux windows.