You can worship the sun from sunrise to sunset at Luí na Gréine in Kinsealy. Luí na Gréine means sunset as gaeilge and the redbrick detached house, situated across the road from Charles Haughey’s former estate in Kinsealy, is as warm as a summer sunset.
The house, which was constructed in 1988 by its builder owner, is designed around a double-height entrance hall off which are the reception rooms. The current owners bought the 273sq m (2,939sq ft) property in 1997 and remodelled it two years ago.
At the more casual end of the house, the owners installed a painted hand-made Arena kitchen. The east-facing eat-in room has acres of storage, stone countertops and an oval-shaped island. Off it is a south-facing sunroom, that replaced an ugly existing conservatory that was “like an ice box” in winter. Solid walnut floors throughout knit these rooms together. From the sunroom you can access the barbecue and patio areas and the expansive lawned gardens that extend to 1.5 acres.
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At the same time the owners opened up the sittingroom and formal diningroom to become one big space, overlooking the patio, with a raised Stovex log fire as the room’s focal point. Double doors from it lead to the drawingroom, a fine space that is the depth of the house, and has a decorative marble fireplace and double doors on to the large patio area.
A barley sugar-spindled mahogany staircase leads upstairs to a gallery landing, off which are four good-size double bedrooms. The master, situated above the kitchen, has an east-facing balcony, a walk-in wardrobe and a shower en suite.
Being a 1980s house, it includes a sauna and steam room, the former now used more for storage than recreation. The sizeable L-shaped family bathroom has a double- ended bath and separate shower.
The property is asking €1.275 million through agents Sherry FitzGerald Blanc.
Outside there is a very roomy detached shed and a separate double garage with a lovely room upstairs that could be a home gym. The current owners have used it as an office.
The gardens, originally designed by O’Brien Landscaping, are big enough to get lost in and will require serious attention. The current owners have their gardener come once a week to maintain it.
The house is situated on one of Dublin airport’s flight paths. While the passing planes are audible when outside, once inside the sound is reduced to a low hum.
