Camouflaged in the Kerry countryside, this three-bedroom A-frame house on 2.3 acres, €750k, is along the Beara Way and on school bus routes.
It’s a balancing act marrying real rural life with easy access to amenities. The rising costs of fuel to travel to the shops, work, school and activities have been felt particularly badly by those who cannot walk to such services.
And yet living in the depths of the Irish countryside offers a sense of peace and calm that has to be experienced to be understood. It’s what draws second generations home, the hope that they might be able to give their own kids the kind of free-range childhood they enjoyed.
Address: The Garden House, Currabeg, Kenmare, Co Kerry, V93 D9X4
Asking price: €750,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Daly
The Garden House is only four and a half kilometres east of the thriving Kerry market town of Kenmare, a picturesque and planned town complete with market square.
At a push, you could walk into the thriving tourist town that is at the junction of the Iveragh Peninsula and the Beara Peninsula, with their respective Ring of Kerry and Ring of Beara scenic walks and drives.
The Beara Way passes nearby.
Camouflaged in the Kerry countryside, The Garden House is painted a moss green, so it’s unlikely drivers or hikers will even notice the property.
But it is notable.
A maturely planted pergola wraps around the southern and western sides of the house, giving you a great place to continue to soak up the light during these early winter months.
Extending to 155 square metres, the three-bedroom, one-bathroom A-frame house has a layout suited to country living.
The front entrance doubles as a boot room cum utility room and leads through to the kitchen, which includes a lime green dresser and a Belfast-style sink.
This leads through to the living room, where there is an umber-stained timber ceiling and beams and a turmeric coloured feature wall.
There is dual aspect glazing and double doors that open out to the pergola terrace.
This is a gorgeous space that provides shelter and some cover and really brings the outdoors closer to the house.
From the hall, double multi-pane glass doors lead through to the sun room, whose fenestration frames views of the surrounding Kerry countryside.
Double doors open out to a terracotta-tiled terrace.
There is a lot of living space in this house, with a third space, a family room, at this level.
So too is the property’s only bathroom, a deep marine-coloured tiled space with a red, claw-foot bath.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms.
The property is also home to a two-storey detached studio with kitchen and lounge areas offering cracking views on all sides.
Upstairs is a space that could be used as a workspace and could double as guest accommodation.
Agents Sherry FitzGerald Daly is seeking €750,000 for the C BER-rated property, which extends to 155 square metres and includes a detached studio and stone outbuilding on 2.3 acres of land.
The area is full of walking routes, and the national and secondary school bus stop is nearby on the public road.
