Sligo five-bedroom house on river sells for £1.25 million

A five-bedroom Georgian/ part Victorian house on the Garavogue River in Sligo town made a strong price of £1,250,000 at a Sherry FitzGerald auction - £350,000 over the guide price of £900,000. Ardaghowen House, a 5,000 sq ft property with five reception rooms, has 22 acres of mature parkland, and includes a granny flat and a cobbled stableyard.

In Co Galway, Drimcong House, the award-winning restaurant in Moycullen, was withdrawn at auction and is now for sale by private treaty through Hamilton Osborne King for £880,000. The 17th century seven-bedroom house stands on acres.

In Dublin 4, Apartment 7 at 64 Pembroke Road, a one-bedroom apartment, was sold at auction for £222,000 through Daphne Kaye & Associates.

In Malahide, Co Dublin, Kinsaley House, Kinsealy, a six-bedroom Georgian house on four acres, was withdrawn at £1.5 million at a Denis Drum auction.

Elsewhere in Dublin, 20 Crannagh Road, a four-bedroom house in Rathfarnham, was sold at auction for £460,000 through Sherry FitzGerald.

In Co Louth, Whitethorn House, Ravensdale, Dundalk, a four-bedroom house on 1.8 acres, was withdrawn at auction at £226,000 and is under negotiation through agents Gunne.

And in Co Galway, a three-bedroom house at Cregg, Kinvara, was withdrawn prior to auction and is now for sale by private treaty for £225,000 through Sherry FitzGerald.

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In Co Kildare, The Harbour Inn pub, Sallins, was sold at auction for £1,565,000 through Ferris O'Reilly.

In Co Meath, The Old Thatch pub in Drumconrath, was withdrawn by Gunne at £345,000.