City to Country: Renovated Rialto redbrick for €575k or views of Beara at spacious Ballylickey lodge

Trish Dromey explores a mix of city and country charmers

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024 - 10:54

Trish Dromey

Rialto, Dublin 8
€575,000
Size	90 sq m (969sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	2
BER	B3

VIEWERS of 9 Church Avenue South, Rialto, in Dublin 8 will be pleased to discover that the Victorian mid-terrace redbrick house has been extensively renovated and has a good B2 BER.

“Previous owners added on a kitchen extension at the rear and put in double glazed windows, insulated and upgraded the gas central heating,” says auctioneer Eoin Boylan of Sherry FitzGerald Sundrive who adds that the three-bed owner occupied home is in turnkey condition.

The property’s 90 sq m of living space includes a front living room with a bay window, engineered timber flooring and a timber mantle. To the rear there’s a second living area and an archway opening in to the extended kitchen/diner which has contemporary grey units and a large skylight.

Off the kitchen there’s a guest WC while the upstairs has a tiled bathroom and three bedrooms. To the front, the property has a small railed area and at the rear, an attractive sandstone patio garden with raised beds.

Located off South Circular Road, Church Avenue South is within a short walk from Rialto village and Rialto Luas stop. “It’s within a short stroll from shops, bars, and restaurants and is also close to schools and colleges,” says Mr Boylan, quoting a guide of €575,000.

VERDICT: Attractively upgraded, ready to move into.

Castleconnell, Co Limerick
€349,000
Size	133 sq m (1,431 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	2
BER	C3

The owners of this quirky, pretty end of terrace property at 6 Castle Street in Castleconnell village have called their cottage style home "Secret Hideaway.’’

Highly unusual for a terraced village property, it’s attached at the rear rather than the side and has an unexpectedly large and colourful plant filled cottage style garden. Old world and charming with small pane timber windows, the 1930s property is new to the market with Orla Sheehan of Sherry FitzGerald Limerick who is guiding it at €349,000.

There’s 133 sq meters of accommodation which includes a kitchen/diner with fitted units and a spacious old style living room which has been redecorated and fitted with an insert stove.

Accommodation on the upper level is divided into two wings which each has two bedrooms and a bathroom. Fitted with gas central heating a mix of double and single glazed windows, Secret Hideaway has a C3 BER.

While most of the neighbouring houses are on street, this one is set back front the road. and has both a pedestrian entrance and a vehicular entrance. It has enclosed gravel gardens with mature trees, shrubs and flowers.

At the side there’s a small pond and at the rear, a pergola and a patio area for sitting out planted with rosebushes and pink hydrangeas. Located close to all amenities in Castleconnell village, Secret Hideaway is 15 km from Limerick city.

VERDICT: Charming, old world and most unexpected.

Ballylickey, West Cork
€595,000
Size	372 sq m (4,000 sq ft)
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	7
BER	B3

BACK on the market with a reduced guide of €595,000, Ardnacloghy Lodge in Ballylickey is a very substantial property with views of Bantry Bay, the Beara Peninsula, and the Sheep’s Head coastline.

Set on a site of over half an acre, it’s an architect-designed dormer-style property with 372sq m of living space which includes a one-bed self-contained apartment in the basement.

Recently listing the property, Olivia Hanafin of Sherry FitzGerald O’Neill says it was built to a high standard 20 year ago by a US owner with Irish connections. Noting that it’s just 7km from Bantry and 11km from Glengarriff, she says it could be bought for holidays or as a family home by a buyer who wants to relocate to West Cork.

Ground floor accommodation includes a spacious kitchen/diner with timber fitted units, a large sitting room with a raised fireplace and a vaulted beamed ceiling, two en suite bedrooms, and a guest WC. A reclaimed pine staircase leads to the upper floor which has two en suite bedrooms including one with a Jacuzzi bath.

The basement has an en suite bedroom, a sitting room, a kitchen, a WC, and a utility room. Fitted with double glazing, the property has a B3 BER.

The site is enclosed by mature trees and hedging and has a large parking area and a lawn with raised patio at the side.

VERDICT: Spacious and scenic in West Cork.

Tuosist, Co Kerry
€345,000
Size	118 sq m (1,270 sq ft)
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	1
BER	c3

THE 14 acres of forestry which surround this bungalow at Derrynid, Tuosist, on the Beara Peninsula provide the owners with a lifetime supply of firewood and also give them a guarantee of absolute privacy.

So says Ron Kruger of Engel & Voelkers auctioneers who is quoting a guide of €345,000 for the two-bed property which has been a holiday home for its European owners since it was built in the mid-1980s.

The setting is picturesque and the property has views across the treetops of Kenmare Bay, says Mr Kruger noting that it’s a short walk from of a small beach at Coornagillagh and Kenmare town is just 13km away.

Spacious for a two-bed bungalow it has 118 sq m of accommodation which includes two sitting rooms, a kitchen/diner with timber units, a conservatory, and a bathroom. The main living room has a log burning stove and large windows with views of woodland and countryside.

A well maintained property with a C3 energy rating, it will require updating and modernisation.

Accessed by a long driveway which runs through the Sitka spruce forest, the property has a total site area of 15 acres. This includes an acre of gardens with timber chalet used as an additional living room as well as a glasshouse and a shed for storing wood.