Co Kildare: from €600,000: Buyers willing to travel to the outer fringes of the commuter belt expect to find more space for their euro than closer in to the city.
Very large four and five-bedroom detached houses from €600,000 and €675,000 in the village of Killinard in Co Kildare might interest families looking for more spacious accommodation in a peaceful rural setting. The selling agent is Nolan & Brophy of Naas and viewing is by appointment.
Designed with the classic good looks of Georgian country houses, the six different house types provide plenty of choice. Carriglea is right next to the heritage Golf and Country Club with its leisure and sports facilities. Dublin is a 35-mile journey via the Kildare and Monasterevin bypasses and Monasterevin is about four miles from the site. The developers at Carriglea are Surestone, a family-run company based in Tipperary. This is their second phase in Killinard, where the specification is impressively high and the living space is good. Four-bedroom houses extend to around 284 sq m (3,060 sq ft) and five-bedroom houses are 292 sq m (3,140 sq ft). All have nine-foot ceilings, large kitchen/utility areas, mahogany staircases and halls, and a slate-roofed conservatory. Allowances are provided for kitchens, bathrooms and tiling, giving owners the opportunity to put their own stamp on their purchase.
Good-sized gardens come landscaped back and front and the general landscaping promises to be a strong selling point. Carriglea will be entered through cut-stone piers and iron railings, flanked by two pretty gate-lodges designed in period style.
The entrance road will then divide to encircle a landscaped green area with a central water feature. Semi-mature trees will be planted throughout the grounds, using native species to evoke the impression of an elegant country estate. Houses in this phase are expected to be ready by March 2006. There will be 52 houses in the entire development.
Previous schemes by this developer include Glen Carrig, Ardleigh and Dun na Rí at Two Mile Borris near Thurles. Surestone also completed 30 apartments at Portersfield in Clonsilla last year.
