A Georgian dower house in Co Tipperary with five acres and a picturesque stable yard is quoting £450,000 (571,380) by private treaty sale. Built circa 1800 on lands once belonging to the vast Portarlington Estate, Shronell House has a pretty bow-fronted exterior and imaginative well-tended gardens.
The property - for sale through Matthew Ryan & Son of Tipperary - has been owned by the same family for the past 30 years. The location, about four miles from Tipperary town and 24 miles from Limerick is by no means isolated, despite its rural surroundings.
While generally in good decorative order, some updating of the 3,500 sq ft house will probably be a priority with new owners. Most of the original sash windows and some fine period mantlepieces have been preserved and ceiling cornicing is intact in most of the rooms. A polished maple hall floor is a more recent addition and the kitchen/diningroom now overlooks the front terrace.
The formal sittingroom, strikingly decorated in rich terracotta, has a fine marble mantlepiece with brass inset and deep ceiling cornicing. The kitchen/diningroom across the hall, while somewhat dated in style, is quite serviceable. In the centre of the house is a family sittingroom/study. The original kitchen at the rear of the house is now a utility/laundry room and there is a bathroom on the ground floor return.
A curved period staircase behind the sittingroom leads to the upper floor. Here, there are three very large double bedrooms - some measuring 400 sq ft - and a family bathroom. An en suite bathroom has been installed off the main bedroom.
The present owners are keen gardeners and the grounds are a delight. There are lawned walks with colourful herbaceous borders, ponds, an alpine terrace and a wide selection of deciduous and evergreen trees. The picturesque stable yard includes six white-washed loose boxes and a coach house. Through an archway are two paddocks.
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