Co Kilkenny: €1mAnyone in the market for a Georgian county home in the Kilkenny area will be tempted by Annamult House, Bennettsbridge, Co Kilkenny, which offers views across the River Kings to the Mount Juliet estate.
Selling agent Boyd Real Estate Alliance is guiding €1 million prior to auction on June 17th for the nine-bedroom house, which is located on 26 acres at the meetings of two river valleys just 8 miles from Kilkenny city.
This secluded property has been home to its current owners for almost 50 years and prior to that the Mosse family, well known for their pottery, lived here.
With over 557sq m (6,000sq ft) of space, three main reception rooms, four bathrooms and two maids' apartments, Annamult House would suit a well-healed buyer looking for a prestigious family home.
The oldest part of the house dates from the late 1700s with the main sections being added in the 1840s. Much of the period detail is intact, including coving, feature fireplaces and tiling.
Accommodation includes an impressive entrance hall, a morning room with floor-to-ceiling window, a drawingroom, diningroom and study. A new roof was added five years ago and, although the house is in need of some attention in terms of decor and services, it is in sound structural order, says the agent.
The grounds have lots of walks, extensive river frontage onto the Kings River, two walled gardens complete with a herd of deer, a former tennis court and a stable yard with coach-houses.
