A vernacular house, possibly once a fisherman’s cottage in Skerries town centre, has been extended, transforming it into a family home.
Skerries is one of the jewels in North County Dublin’s crown.
The seaside suburb has beaches, a harbour and traditional Irish street architecture.
The heritage town also boasts two windmills and a watermill, with an associated mill pond.
There’s also wild swimming and currach racing, along with every other form of maritime pleasure.
Address: 82 Church Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34RP38
Asking price: €630,000
Agent: Halligan O’Connor
Foodies will love the smorgasbord of seafood options along the harbour, and there’s a weekly farmers market.
The pretty harbour and town centre offer charm aplenty as well as a variety of housing stock styles.
Situated in the heart of Skerries, within its architectural conservation area, is number 82 Church Street, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom dormer cottage that may have started life as a fisherman’s cottage.
There is definite street development marked on John Rocque’s map of the County of Dublin in 1760 that shows the town's Church Street, the Square and Thomas Hand Street with less formal development along North Strand towards Hoar Rock.
And while the property was probably single-storey originally, the detached residence has been aggrandised to become a dormer bungalow that commands 122 square metres of space across two floors.
The location is first-rate.
Walking distance to the harbour and both north and south beaches is a mere matter of minutes.
This fine family home has a good layout. It opens from the street into a small lobby that leads through to the living room.
You can see how thick the original exterior wall was by noting the depth of the doorway that leads through to the hall and stairs.
This features smart drawer storage under the stairs.
To the back is a large open plan, eat-in kitchen that overlooks a south-west facing patio that is sheltered from the wind, the only real downside to coastal living.
This is a stylish space where the family is likely to spend a lot of time.
It is bedecked in soft neutrals that echo the surrounding seascapes from the lichen green colour of the cabinetry to the stormy water tones of the tiled floor underfoot.
The low-maintenance garden is bordered by an old stone wall that lends privacy and also adds texture to the view to the back.
Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms.
Two are to the front with the family bathroom in the middle of the floor.
The principal bedroom is at the back and has an ensuite bathroom.
Agents Halligan O’Connor is seeking €630,000 for the B2 Ber-rated house.
