A two-bed farmhouse on the Waterford Tipperary border, all on 0.7 of an acre in the walking trail haven of the Nire Valley, comes with a free cottage.
Address: Ballymacarbry Upper, Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford, E91FK33
Asking price: €320,000
Agent: Brian Gleeson
Nestled in the Nire Valley with sweeping views of the Galtee Mountains is a property containing two homes, a farmhouse and a cottage, on about 0.7 of an acre.
The area is remote but pastoral. Hikers will love the fact that there is a series of local trails that are steeped in history, heritage and natural beauty.
The routes traverse rocky terrain, wetland, boardwalk and sheep paths, looping through and around the valley.
For many it also offers a chance to embed yourself in real rural Ireland.
The property is just over five kilometres northeast of the village of Ballymacarbry, a vibrant village known for its annual walking festival, held in October and for the Nire Valley Drop, a thrilling mountain biking event for all skill levels.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom farmhouse has a C2 Ber rating and is rustic in style.
Built in the 1940s it features are exposed stone walls, some of which are whitewashed, in every room, helping to set the tone for its overall look and feel.
Its sitting room is dual aspect and has a large inglenook hearth featuring gorgeous stone. It’s a place to gather on dark winter nights.
The eat-in kitchen has lovely painted Shaker-style cabinets missed with some timber and it leads through to a glass conservatory, a place to get vitamin D during the darker months.
There’s a guest w.c under the stairs and two double bedrooms on the first floor set under the eaves so they have sloping ceilings and low set sash windows.
Across the yard and with its own separate driveway is the one-bedroom, one-bathroom stone-fronted cottage. Constructed in 1996, it also has a C2 Ber-rating, and a bright kitchen cum dining room, complete with piano, for singsongs.
Its double bedroom is also at entrance level but there is also a large attic space accessed via an open tread staircase. The attic has windows in each gable and would be a great place to install the kids in bunkbeds, should you wish to invite friends down to stay in the cottage.
With forest surrounding the property and its proximity to the Suir blueway and Waterford greenway it offers wide screen vistas of the surrounding countryside.
The two properties combined extend to 93 square metres, which is modest in size but there is scope to extend.
The set-up might suit an intergenerational family looking to have parents nearby but not on top of them.
It is about 17 kilometres from Clonmel and 24 clicks from Dungarvan.
