James Dyson's €35m Ballynatray House buy tops dynamic year for Irish country estates

Ballynatray House, bought by James Dyson for €35m, topped the market, but there were lots of other pretty big sales

Ballynatray House bought by British vacuum cleaner magnate James Dyson, topped the country house sales at €35m 

The first quarter of 2024 proved to be an eventful period in the Country Homes market, with several significant sales finalised. Among them was the top sale of the year — Ballynatray House on the Cork/Waterford border on approximately 850acres reported to of achieved in the region of €35million to British vacuum cleaner magnate, James Dyson.

Ballynatray House is located on a bend in the river Blackwater, where the river is at its most expansive. It is understood to have been sold off-market last February, making it the most valuable transaction to have taken place this year.