House of the Week: €1.35m five-bed Maryborough Hill home

High-quality upgrades are attracting locals keen to trade up as well as people ‘on their way back’ to Cork — and people currently renting while waiting for the right house to come along

2 The Paddocks, Maryborough Hill. Pictures: H-Pix

Maryborough Hill, Cork City
€1.35m
Size	258sq m (2,777sq ft)
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	5
BER	B2

Not content with turning heads of people passing by, this Maryborough Hill five-bed detached home is attracting online gazes too.

Interest in No 2 The Paddocks is coming from people living locally who are keen to trade up but also from people ‘on their way back’ to Cork, and people who have moved back already and are currently renting while waiting for the right house to come along.

Built in 1993 by developers Mick and Roy Horgan, and designed by architect Roddy Hogan, it’s no surprise that this house is going the distance so to speak — it’s built on land that was formerly the paddock of Douglas House, which was owned by the Horgan Family, who trained two English 2,000 Guinea winners in the late 1980s and early 90s.

Then, keeping the equine connections going, the owners in the early 2000s were descendants of the Daniel Moloney who owned the horse which won the first Farmer’s Royal Cup in 1911... their trophy was presented by King George V during his visit to Ireland that year.

Back to present day and the real winners might be classed as anyone who gets to sit out on either of the two composite rear decks — winners’ podiums? — for breakfast or lunch in the sunshine.

Surrounded by mature planting which includes tree ferns, acers, bay trees, black bamboo, magnolia, maple, heathers, red robin, and hydrangeas, these professionally landscaped suntraps are sure to be hits for quiet seating as well as for livelier barbecues.

Moving indoors, the light and bright vibes continue with a sunroom and a full-width airy and modern kitchen/dining room.

To the front there’s a generously-sized double-doored living room with a Belle Cheminée solid marble feature fireplace housing a remote controlled Gazco fire.

Across the hall from this bay-windowed room is a study also accessed via double doors from the hallway and also with a bay window. Attractive book shelves with storage underneath give this room a cosy ambience.

“Everything done to this house by the current owner has been of really high quality — the kitchen and bathroom upgrades are just lovely,” notes Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing.

Practical details include a utility room with a door to the side of the house, a Tobermore brick driveway with room for several cars, an electric charging point, an integrated alarm system, and solar panels.

“No expense was spared and this is a walk-in-ready detached home in a great location just minutes’ walk from Douglas village. There are just 22 house in this cul-de-sac part of the development and you have a green to the front,” adds Mr Tyrrell.

Integrated appliances include two Slide & Hide Neff ovens, a Bosch dishwasher, an extra wide Neff induction hob and extractor unit, and an Electrolux fridge.

Upstairs, all five bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and the main bedroom has a bay window and comes with a dressing room and ensuite. Two other bedrooms are also ensuite.

The top floor of this home — with an asking price of €1.35m and a B2 BER — is a bright and airy open-plan room currently used as a living room/office. It has south-facing Velux windows and a shower room and storerooms.

Outside to the side there’s a detached garage with an up-and-over door.

VERDICT: Quality is the ‘mane’ thing to note here — from the location to the aspect to the fittings and finish.