Horses and houses for courses: saddle up for €550k Kilbree home 

That nagging feeling? Family selling home with all the donkey work done  on an acre for more land for horses

Saddle up for quick sale? Agent James Colbert guides extended 'cottage' at €550,000

Ladysbridge, East Cork
€550,000
Size	210 sq m (2,200 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4/5
Bathrooms	2
BER	B2

THE family at this East Cork spot near Ladysbridge love their home, but they almost love horses more — they are selling “to go all in on horses, they have a few and want to breed them,” says Midleton-based estate agent James Colbert, tacking them up for a quick sale to facilitate their plans.

Donkey work all done

The couple have already done the donkey work at their Kilbree, Ladysbridge house, transforming an original compact cottage on an acre into something far more spacious. It has some 2,200 sq ft, with four bedrooms (three up, one down), plus bed five/study, two living rooms, bright kitchen with solid wood units painted a sage green colour, topped with hardwood plus breakfast island, and lit by an overhead Velux window.

Pedigree property

Still called The Cottage, it presents to the road with a stripped back stone and brick edge original gable wall, contrasting with white render on one of the other entry points in the new section.

This added-on, taller new wing allows for three first floor bedrooms — one of them en suite, plus main bathroom, all crisply tiled and fresh, and with one other ground floor bedrooms.

There are also two reception rooms, one with attractive old brick chimney breast holding a wood-burning stove, and again, this room has additional light from a window in the roof.

The second reception room is off the kitchen/dining room, more open plan, with a tall corner window with double doors to a sheltered patio with retractable awning on the gable, under double doors for the first floor’s main bedroom.

Condition is immaculate and as well as the four-bed/2,200 sq ft house there’s a detached garage with roller door, a stable structure mounted on a concrete plinth which can be demounted if next owners are not looking for equine luxury on their doorstep.

Graze anatomy

The Cottage is on an acre, with over half of that in a paddock with road frontage, about 2km from Ladysbridge village, with the sea and beaches with a short drive at Garryvoe for those more into white horses.

Guiding at €550,000, James Colbert says: “This location offers a fantastic balance of rural peace and modern convenience. It’s an ideal choice for families, equestrian enthusiasts, or anyone seeking a lifestyle move without sacrificing connectivity. And, with its mix of old and new, indoor and outdoor space, plus a B2 BER for those seeking a green mortgage, The Cottage is a rare find in East Cork.”

VERDICT: The same agent has gone over the €1m mark for East Ferry’s Sea View, also with stables (previously featured on this pages), so The Cottage is a place when you can cut your horse blanket according to your measure: “It’s basically a miniature version, at a reflective price of €550,000,” says
Mr Colbert.