Dublin 18: €3.85m Ferndale Glen in Rathmichael, Co Dublin is a leafy enclave of large modern houses, each built to a one-off design and set in generous grounds. Marble Hall is a six-bedroom house on an acre of grounds with space for a pony. It carries an AMV of €3.85 million prior to auction on October 17th with Sherry FitzGerald.

The 449sq m (4,800sq ft) house has six reception rooms - the drawing and dining rooms are to the left of the hall. The hall brings you to the heart of the house with glimpses of many rooms opening off. The drawingroom has hand-painted mural alcoves on either side of the marble fireplace, while the diningroom is decorated in cream, gold and deep red. Both rooms have detailed hand-painted gold leaf cornices and centre roses.

Two family rooms are connected by glazed double doors to the kitchen, with the livingroom enjoying a traditional feel, courtesy of ornate coving and cornicing, and cast-iron fireplace with marble mantle. A large kitchen/breakfast room has a marble floor, and there is a hand-painted mural as a backdrop to the cooker. A games room with ceiling beams, raised brick fireplace and a wall of windows runs the length of the house.

There are five first-floor bedrooms, four of them doubles, and three of these have en suites and dressingrooms. The en suite bathroom attached to the main bedroom is particularly fine and there is also a large family bathroom.

The garden, which wraps around the house, has specimen planting and a show of white hydrangea at the side of the house. A wide rear patio of Indian sandstone has two separate eating areas, and is fringed by flower beds, with steps up to a raised lawn. There is a triple detached garage.