Seaside landmark in Galway for €1.5m

Walking the Prom, immortalised in the Steve Earle song Galway Girl, has been a Galway tradition since the 1800s, when tourists would arrive to Salthill for fresh air and saltwater bathing. The longest promenade in Ireland still sees hundreds of Galwegians continue this tradition daily. From its origins as a wild hinterland near the city, Salthill has transformed from a sleepy village to a busy seaside resort, and the Prom as it is colloquially known, is one of the most desirable locations to reside in Galway.

Moyveela House, with wonderful views across the bay to The Burren in Co Clare, was constructed in the early 1930's when just two other houses stood along the shoreline. Built by the Kinneen family, who had moved from Athenry to establish their tea and tobacco agency on Eyre Square, the house has had three generations of the same family call Moyveela home.

The property has all its original features – spacious rooms with high ceilings and original fireplaces, and an attractive hardwood staircase in the main hallway. Upstairs are five bedrooms, the fifth of which is currently used as a study, and three well-proportioned reception rooms lie on the ground floor, some of which are dual aspect.

The property, standing at 192sq m (2,067sq ft) is in need of modernisation but it is the large garden – a rarity on The Promenade, that will attract buyers. Standing on 0.95 of an acre, the house has a field to the rear, which has development potential; either as an enormous family garden or for further housing – subject to planning. Moyveela, just a stone's throw to the beach, with superb sea views and an exceptionally large garden is for sale jointly through Sherry FitzGerald and O'Donnellan & Joyce asking €1.5 million.