Kinsale’s Ballinacurra House in final stages of sale — price exceeds €4m

Kinsale’s Ballinacurra House, once a retreat for Michael Jackson, is sale agreed with a Cork-based hospitality investor

Ballinacurra House had been caught up in a legal wrangle with a financial fund, Mars Capital. who acquired a loan from Pepper and who put it back for sale with a €4m price guide. File photo

Sale terms for Kinsale’s private estate, Ballinacurra House which once hosted the late Michael Jackson and his children for a three-week hideaway spell have been agreed, it’s been confirmed.

The 18th century waterside estate with 15 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and on 25 acres had been on the market since 2021, initially with a €6.35m price tag.