There is plenty of space to roam in The Glade

The Moneygourney property has a lot of space, especially for a bungalow

The Glade, Moneygourney, Cork

Moneygurney, Cork
€975,000
Size	227sq m (2,430sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	C3

This 1980s-built family home called The Glade not only has a very decent 2,430sq ft of living space, it also has it all on the one floor, as a bungalow of considerable substance, and is on site of size and scale to match too.

The detached four-bed is on very decent grounds of two-thirds of an acre, ringed by mature greenery at Moneygurney (also spelled Moneygourney), in a monied nexus where Cork’s Douglas/Maryborough outer suburbs now meet up with Rochestown, crossing over by Garryduff. Clearly, The Glade has seen much development spring up around it in its 40-plus years of proud standing, the apple of its owners’ eye.

Now an executor sale, The Glade is listed with estate agents Malcolm Tyrrell and Maurice Cohalan Downing, themselves veterans of the business having co-founded the firm in 1979, and selling this early summer for the family they’ve also known for decades, pinning a €975,000 AMV to this one-off, built well on day one.

While the house itself is substantial and well kept on immaculate gardens with a pond, a south facing patio, and a quality sun room/conservatory (done in the 1980s by top name, Norman Pratt Conservatories), the strength of this offer “comes from the 0.66acre site and the location. You don’t get too many bungalows with this scope in the greater Rochestown/Douglas area,” says Mr Tyrrell.

The agent adds that The Glade’s accessibility is set to be enhanced by the M28 motorway currently wending its way out to Ringaskiddy and passing close to this spot (there are also bus stops nearby, on Maryborough Hill and Garryduff.)

Cohalan Downing describe the four-bed (one en suite), three reception-roomed home plus sun room and upscale Glenline kitchen with Neff and Smeg appliances as “exceptional, enveloped by mature trees and offering complete privacy, and has been the subject of many improvements and much upgrading over the years”.

Features include several rooms with vaulted ceilings, some with timber cladding, and several quality fireplaces, with a sandstone fireplace in the hall, a marble fireplace in a living room and a Le Droff one in a TV room linking to the sun room.

Decoratively it may now appear dated to 2026 eyes, and there’s a stark contrast between the brightness of the cedar wood conservatory and some internal rooms, most notably the hall; next owners might seek to add large rooflights to pour light down into this comfortable home’s interior core.

There’s already plenty of square footage, all on the level too, but might others think of adding an extra floor over some or all of the floorplan?

The site can easily take a very big home here, subject to planning, and an adjacent neighbouring property owner (with a development background) has recently secured planning permission for four new detached homes, not yet acted upon.

Whoever secures The Glade will be looking at a total €1m-plus budget, how much above it depends of where bidding takes it and what changes buyers will want to make to this C3-rated home, with detached garage and space aplenty, in its sought-after setting.

Apart from the several dozen Rochestown and Douglas one-off homes which have sold for over €1m, the hinterland around The Glade has seen a good number of €1m-plus sales, including at Eyrecourt, Mount Oval, and most recently at the new homes scheme Foxwarren on the Moneygurney Rd past Douglas AFC, with a number there selling in the €1m to €1.2m bracket.

VERDICT: Was always a quality property, might the next occupants gladly take The Glade to a whole new level?