Victorian redbrick in the heart of Donnybrook

Two-storey over ground floor level period home with four bedrooms for €2.5 million

Thu Sept 11 2014 - 00:00

You may have visited 69 Eglinton Road in the past, perhaps approaching the basement with trepidation, though in the main leaving with a better, brighter smile. That's because the Victorian terraced house has not only been home to dentist Dr Dermot Canavan and his family, it also hosts his practice in a suite of consulting rooms in the basement.

This provides obvious options, even for the non-dentists out there, and overall the building has an abundance of accommodation over its 330sq m (3,555sq ft). The owners completely renovated this grand townhouse over a decade ago, and did a fine job. Granite steps lead up to the first floor, where there is an elegant entrance hall and a front-to-back living room opening through to the dining room. There is also a kitchen/ breakfast room on this floor with a big range and island unit, as well as a pair of large original windows looking out over the peaceful walled rear garden.

Stairs from the kitchen give internal access to the basement level, and there is also a separate front door under the entrance steps – where those soon-to-be smiling patients access the substantial consulting rooms. The back garden, which has a patio seating area and pleasant planting, also has rear access and off-street parking, though there is plenty to the front as well, set out in stone and brickwork.

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Upstairs are four bedrooms – the master is en suite. Apart from the fantastic proportions there are lovely touches throughout, such as the tall and graceful windows, and a little internal balcony to the second bedroom.