Co Kerry: A former home to the Knights of Kerry, now a guest house, is on the market at €2.5 million-plus by private treaty with Tralee agent Sherry FitzGerald O'Connell.
About seven miles from Tralee and in superb condition, Barrow Country House has 16 bedrooms, an owner's residence, two staff apartments and a gate lodge. Tralee golf club at Barrow is nearby. The 1.5-acre grounds run down to the sea at Barrow harbour. The owners have maintained the 18th century house over the years, creating a comfortable period house. Blue-painted window frames with flower boxes add a continental touch to the main house. Nine of the (mostly en suite) bedrooms form part of the original three-storey over basement Georgian house.
A comfortable sittingroom overlooking the harbour has a magnificent period fireplace and there is a well-equipped kitchen/breakfastroom in the basement. A separate diningroom has polished wood flooring.
Seven further bedroom suites in the converted boat house are of an exceptionally high standard, with accompanying sittingrooms. The owner's accommodation is newly constructed in keeping with the surrounding period buildings. This includes a cherrywood kitchen with appliances and an open-plan sitting/diningroom. The grounds are mainly in lawn, bordered by old stone walls, with a terrace overlooking the sea.
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