Happy memories in Dublin 8

Minny (nee Byrne) Nugent was born on 4 Donore Road in 1925. Her memories of growing up there are clear, full of life and happy. Very happy.

“Five of us were born here,” she says, “so there were seven of us and no extension at the time. It was known as a half- way house; all of my brothers pals used come in the back way and play cards. We never had a key, no closed doors. I loved it!”

Minny went to work from number four as a chorus dancer in the Olympia, Gaiety and Queen’s theatres. It was the house she left to get married in 1948, when she was 23. Now, four generations later and for the first time in 100 years, number four is on the market.

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Quiet street

A well-looked-after redbrick terrace house in a quiet street off the South Circular Road, 4 Donore Road has 87sq m (936sq ft) of floor space, two bedrooms, two reception rooms and a kitchen/ breakfastroom. A large, concrete built shed/ garage at the end of the rear garden offers conversion possibilities and vehicular access. Guardian Property is asking €380,000 in a private treaty sale.

In need of modernisation, the property is also liveable as it is. The front parlour/ sittingroom has a working fireplace, as has the diningroom behind it, where there is also an impressive, wood-panelled wall. The bright, almost square kitchen/breakfastroom (a latter day extension) is fully fitted and has a tiled floor.

Both bedrooms are double and have built-in wardrobes. The bathroom is on the ground floor. The brightly planted rear garden has decking, while the carefully nurtured front garden has hedging and plants. Street parking is plentiful.