A penthouse with roof garden in Dublin 6, a period home in Dublin 4 and a gardener’s dream in Glasnevin are all on view this weekend
A doer-upper, 68 Orwell Park, Rathgar, Dublin 6, is rich in period detail including intricate plasterwork, original white marble fireplaces, high ceilings and a stained-glass front door. Savills is seeking €1.25 million for the six bedroom 335sq m (3,612sq ft house ). It has a dining room, a drawing room with a large bay window, a study, a playroom, a back hall, a kitchen with a cast-iron stove and a front garden with two entrances. The 110ft back garden has apple trees, shrubs and hedging.
On view Saturday noon-1pm
A mature bay-windowed semi-detached family house, 8 Riverside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, is set in secluded, well-stocked gardens that are 90ft long to the rear.
Douglas Newman Good is asking €750,000 for the 209sq m (2,250sq ft) house which has two interconnecting reception rooms, a television room, a breakfast room, a kitchen and a downstairs shower room.
Upstairs there are five bedrooms and a bathroom. There’s a large covered area to the side that could be used to build an extension, subject to planning permission, and a garage.
On view Saturday 1-2pm
Built nearly 60 years ago, 57 Iona Villas is a five-bedroom family home just off Iona Crescent in the heart of Glasnevin, Dublin 9. Lisney is asking €575,000.
The house is substantial having been extended to the side and rear to give extra bedrooms and a garage cum workshop. It has a large family room leading to a kitchen cum breakfast area and a living room.
The south-facing back garden is 98ft long and is mainly lawn fringed with mature trees including a feature apple tree. There’s parking for two cars at the front.
On view Saturday 2-3.30pm
Carraig, Kill Lane, Foxrock is a four-bed family house on a corner site opposite Foxrock Church with 162 sqm (1750 sq ft) of space.
It has a lounge, dining room,kitchen and separate breakfast room, a sun room and a shower room and a study downstairs. Upstairs all bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and there’s a family bathroom. It has a rear lawned garden with paved sun terrace
On view Saturday 2-2.30pm
The 60sq m roof garden is the piece de resistance of the penthouse at 104 The Windmill, off Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin 2. The duplex will be auctioned on October 13th by Owen Reilly, with a disclosed reserve of €250,000.
It has has a spacious light-filled 92sq m (990sq ft) interior, which includes two double bedrooms, both with en suite bathrooms, a living room and a kitchen.
It comes with a secure parking space. The management charge is €1,554.61 per year.
On view Saturday 1-2pm
