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A round-up of other properties on the market.

A round-up of other properties on the market.

Dun Laoghaire €1.9m

A detached house on three-quarters of an acre of garden at 182 Rochestown Avenue in Dún Laoghaire is likely to be eyed by developers in the run up to auction through Colliers Jackson-Stops on October 26th. The AMV is €1.9 million. Called Boulders, the 1950s six-bedroom house has 204sq m (2,200sq ft) of living space, which could be upgraded and extended. Alternatively, the redbrick house could be demolished to make way for townhouses and apartments. The house is set well back from the road with a tree-lined driveway. The sheltered back garden has a south-westerly orientation.

Donnybrook €1m

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Househunters looking to trade down in desirable Donnybrook, Dublin 4, will be interested in a newly-built cottage at Brookvale Road, off Eglinton Road which has an AMV of €1 million prior to auction through Sherry FitzGerald on October 25th. Built in the former garden of a neighbouring house, the 80sq m (850sq ft) redbrick sits behind electronic gates, and is surrounded by its own small garden. Currently arranged as a two-bedroom house with study, it's in walk-in condition with a handsome fitted kitchen, a large livingroom with double doors to a patio and a main bedroom with plenty of fitted storage.

Phibsborough €625,000

Lisney is asking €625,000 in a private treaty sale for The Old School House at 379 North Circular Road, Dublin 7, a little gem of a house with a newly refurbished interior. The 200-year-old building has around 70sq m (750sq ft) of living space, most of it open-plan with polished oak floors and exposed brick walls. There is one bedroom - a bright double room with fitted wardrobes and a high Gothic-style doorway leading through to the en suite. A large livingroom with open tread stairs leads down to a large kitchen and shower room. There is small railed garden in front of the house.

Blackrock €610,000

Set in a quiet gated development off Newtownpark Avenue in Blackrock, Co Dublin is 9 Ralph Mews, a two/three-bedroom end-of-terrace house that comes with parking, attractive communal grounds and its own courtyard garden. The 70sq m (750sq ft) house is for sale by private treaty with Sherry FitzGerald with an asking price of €610,000. Renovated by the current owners, it has a large maple-floored livingroom, complete with open fireplace. The fully fitted kitchen comes complete with integrated appliances. Upstairs, the smallest of the three bedrooms is used as a study.

Baldoyle €975,000

A modern bungalow on a large site at Warrenhouse Road in Baldoyle, Dublin 13 is for sale by private treaty through Sherry FitzGerald at €975,000. Number 14A The Pines, is a four-bedroom house of around 143sq m (1,543sq ft) that's in good decorative order throughout. Built around 20 years ago, its generous site now suggests additional development potential, subject to planning permission. The layout includes a large livingroom with Howth stone fireplace and a kitchen cum diningroom with patio doors to the garden. A wide driveway in front of the house has parking for several cars.

Orna Mulcahy

Orna Mulcahy

Orna Mulcahy, a former Irish Times journalist, was Home & Design, Magazine and property editor, among other roles