Two well-presented houses, one in Co Meath and the other in Co Kildare, have both had their prices substantially cut, writes JACK FAGAN
AN EXCEPTIONALLY well presented country house near Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, has had its price reduced by almost 50 per cent to €849,000 to attract a buyer in the present difficult market.
Joint agents Colliers International and DNG Ronald Duff are handling the sale of Hunters Yard which stands on an acre of mature gardens at Leshamstown Lane, Drumree.
The property was originally used as a stable yard and with the services of an architect and builder was converted and enlarged to provide a charming country home complete with internal courtyard.
The house has oodles of charm and space, extending to 478sq m (5,155sq ft) and includes a self-contained apartment complete with livingroom, bedroom and bathroom.
There is a handsome double-height entrance hall with a curved staircase and tall windows overlooking the courtyard.
The sittingroom is the centrepiece of the house and is particularly spacious, measuring over 25ft by 16ft. It has double doors opening directly out on the well-cultivated gardens.
The kitchen/livingroom is warm and comfortable and is also focused on the gardens.
The kitchen has an attractive range of Scavolini wall and floor units with ceramic hob and American-style fridge freezer.
Close by there is a pantry and utility room and a large playroom which makes the house particularly suited to a young family. Three of the four bedrooms have en suite bathrooms.
The owners of Hunters Yard installed modern fittings including underfloor oil-fired central heating, hardwood double-glazed windows and piping for a central vacuum system.
The house is about five minutes’ drive from Dunshaughlin and within easy access of the newly opened M3 motorway. It is also a few miles from Killeen Castle Golf Course and Country Club which recently opened for business.
Hunters Yard , Leshamstown Lane, Drumree, near Dunshaughlin, Co Meath
A 478sq m (5,155sq ft) four-bedroom house with a self-contained apartment on an acre of land
Agent: Colliers International and DNG Ronald Duff
Kildare home surrounded by its own land with views over to the Wicklow Hills
CO KILDARE: €570,000: THIS FIVE-BEDROOM house is surrounded by trees, from acers to pears, and also makes much use of wood in its interior, right from the front hall which is floored in polished railway sleepers.
Broadleas is near the village Ballymore Eustace in Co Kildare and close to the Wicklow border. It was built in 2000 and has been added to since. Now, at 289sq m (3,111sq ft), it has just been reduced in price to €570,000 (down from €850,000) and is for sale through Knight Frank.
Broadleas sits in just over an acre of land and has views across the countryside and to the Wicklow hills.
On the ground floor there is a family room and office to the right of the front door while, to the left, is a diningroom that has double doors into a conservatory which opens onto a patio.
Next to the diningroom is the breakfast room which is beside the kitchen with its tiled floor and Bosch appliances.
To the rear of the ground floor is a bedroom with shower room and storage space beside it.
Upstairs there are four bedrooms, all with walk-in wardrobes. The main bedroom has a en suite bathroom with Jacuzzi.
One other bedroom has an en suite and the other two share a family bathroom which also has a Jacuzzi.
Water in the house is heated with the help of solar panels and a wood-burning stove fuels underfloor heating.
The house is reached via a driveway through the grounds which are landscaped with lawns, mature trees, and rose and fruit bushes, including gooseberry, redcurrant and rhubarb.
Also outside is a garage, fuel shed, two storage sheds and a garden room.
Nearby is Russborough House, the Blessington Lakes and the River Liffey. Naas is 7km away and Dublin is 43kms.
Broadleas, Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare
Five-bedroom house on 1.1 acres of land, with views out over the countryside to the Wicklow Hills
Agent: Knight Frank
