KILKENNY: €350,000:CLOGHALA HOUSE is a two-storey, six-bedroom period residence set on about 4 hectares of mature parkland. The detached period residence has a pre-auction AMV of €350,000 through Kilkenny-based agents ERA Donohoe Properties.
The house, which dates from the 1800s, requires extensive modernisation and refurbishment. That said the property has oodles of charm and many period features, such as original ornate corniced ceilings, original fireplaces and panel door architraves. There are quarry tiles on the hall floor, stained-glass panels in the front door and a solid-fuel range in the kitchen.
The roof is in good condition and some work has been carried out throughout the house including re-plumbing and rewiring. There are farm buildings too. A tree-lined avenue leads up to the house.
In the 1920s the then owners, the Greenes, were raided by the Black and Tans. The head of the house was held at gunpoint in front of his wife in the avenue.
The house is just outside the pretty village of Dungarvan, about 17km from Kilkenny and 8km from Thomastown. Dublin is a 70-minute drive away.
The property will appeal to anyone looking to escape city life, and who has deep pockets to fund the refurbishment.
Viewing is by appointment, but there is an open viewing this Saturday. The public auction takes place on Friday, September 30th, at 3pm in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny.
Cloghala House, Co Kilkenny. Detached residence that needs work on mature grounds. Agent: ERA Donohoe Properties
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