Poetic space with link to Yeats

Dublin 4: €800,000A light-filled apartment overlooking Sandymount Green has 14 windows, writes Eoin Lyons

Apartment hunters who want to hear birds instead of sirens, see greenery instead of neon lights and walk at a leisurely pace instead of in a rush, should visit an unusual two-bedroom apartment in Sandymount. For auction through Gunne Residential on February 22nd, it carries an AMV of €800,000.

Stretching over the entire top floor of a two-storey building on the village green, it offers 89sq m (958sq ft) of living space. Number 14D Sandymount Green was originally part of Sandymount Castle, which was built in the 1850s and lived in by the Corbett family, Dublin merchants.

They were related to the poet WB Yeats who visited the house on many occasions. A bust of the poet looks towards the apartment from Sandymount Green.

The exterior is now painted in soft pink but the castellated roof remains.

The two apartments have a shared front garden with off-street parking. The upper floor is accessed through a doorway at ground level and up some stairs.

First there are two bedrooms, one large and the other a little smaller, plus a spacious bathroom.

It's a very bright apartment with no less than 14 windows providing buckets of daylight and pretty views from almost very angle. The long living and dining area looks onto Sandymount Green. This is a great space with a high ceiling and original architectural details.

The kitchen might need updating but it is a good size, for an apartment, and gets the morning sun.

The beauty of the Sandymount Green location is that everything you need - banks, shops, restaurants - are directly on your doorstep.