Bungalow on half acre of beautiful gardens near city and the park

Castleknock: €2.1m   A six-bedroom dormer bungalow with half an acre of beautifully-kept gardens on the Phoenix Park side of Castleknock is expected to fetch €2.1 million at auction on September 29th through Sherry FitzGerald Lewis Beirne.

Built in 1964 and partly stone-faced, Epomeo, Castleknock Road, Dublin 15, is surrounded by lawns and pathways, with clipped shrubs, ornamental trees and conifers providing good privacy. Well-tended rose beds and herbaceous borders provide splashes of colour.

At 220sq m (2,375sq ft), this would make a fine family home for someone who puts a premium on proximity to the city and the sporting amenities of the Phoenix Park.

Off the entrance hall is a study and sittingroom with an open fireplace and views over the garden. An open-plan living/diningroom has sliding doors to a terrace and the back garden. This links with the kitchen, which also looks out on the greenery.

Three of the six bedrooms are on the ground floor, most a good size and with wardrobes. The family bathroom is also downstairs. A timber open staircase accesses three further bedrooms and a shower room. One of these - currently a home office - has access to a large attic which could be converted.

Outside, the house has good lawn frontage and borders densely planted with willow, conifers and shrubs. The south-facing rear garden (38 metres by 29 metres, or 125ft by 95ft) has a sweep of lawn edged with apple and hazelnut trees, rose and herb beds and flowering shrubs. There is a green-house and a detached garage.