KILKENNY €1.8 MILLION:THIS FIVE-BEDROOM Georgian house to the south of Kilkenny city has a beauty that would encourage dreams of bucolic bliss in anyone. And that is enhanced by the surrounding 140 acres of land.
ERA Donohoe Properties is offering Pigeon Park House in Danesfort, Co Kilkenny, as a complete lot or in two parts at auction on June 22nd. Lot one includes the mid-1800s house, its stone outbuildings and around 30 acres of land for those who might be after a small-holding. This has an AMV of €500,000. Lot two comprises around 110 acres of land for farming, with an AMV of €12,000 an acre. And the complete property has an AMV of €1.8 million.
In recent times the property has had a dual existence, with the house and farmland being rented out separately (the latter for 25 years). The current owners’ children have now grown up and they are downsizing.
The house is a picture, framed by mature trees and adorned by shrubs and climbers, but within it is a bit tired and would benefit from being stripped back to its period features and lightened up. The wiring will probably need to be redone – although you’ll want to hang on to the Bakelite switches – and the roof needs looking at. Other original details include – naturally – Kilkenny marble fireplaces, as well as plasterwork and generous tall windows. The kitchen has a traditional red and black clay-tiled floor and a cream Aga.
The ground floor of the 297sq m (3,200sq ft) house, reached via an avenue, has a hall with fan-light and ceiling rose. The sitting and dining rooms have Kilkenny marble fireplaces. The kitchen is also at this level, as well as a bathroom.
Upstairs are five bedrooms, three with fireplaces and one with an en suite. The 30 acres of land with the house includes two orchards. The remaining 110 acres is tillage land in one parcel.
The house is three miles from the city and a mile from an M7 interchange, with Dublin an hour away and Waterford half an hour.
Pigeon Park House, Danesfort, Co Kilkenny
Description: Five-bed Georgian house and lands for sale as a complete lot or in two parts,
Agent: ERA Donohoe Properties
