Situated on a secret D4 street, with a pedestrian bridge across the river Dodder, the sylvan setting of a two-bed terraced house is an immersive nature spot.
Locals all know the River Dodder walk from Milltown east to Donnybrook.
It’s one of the nicest stretches to stroll, even if it is interrupted by the road at Clonskeagh.
The route stops at Farmer Brown's pub, and you then have to cross the road and walk down the street to pick up the trail at Ashton’s, where a set of steps takes you down behind the big houses on Eglinton Road to a little oasis that is far removed from the traffic-choked streets.
Address: 13 Brookvale Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Co. Dublin, D04 C6H9
Asking price: €625,000
Agent: Casey Kennedy Estate Agents
The pedestrian path takes you through woodland to a falls, where you can survey the power of the water, and to the weir. People fish here regularly, as they do along this whole stretch.
Walking east, the river is to your right, and at the end of the trail is Brookvale Road, a cul-de-sac that feels like a private road.
The street's landmark is a steel pedestrian bridge across the Dodder, linking it to Beaver Row.
It is just one person wide, so those on foot or on bikes have to cross in single file and often have to wait on one side to let someone pass before stepping onto it.
From the middle of the crossing, the views west up the river towards the weir at Clonskeagh are painterly and quite magical.
Sometimes you just have to wait to let someone enjoy the view.
It is named after former Fine Gael TD, senator and lord mayor of Dublin, Joe Doyle, who, earlier in his life, was also a last-minute best man for author and playwright Brendan Behan at his marriage to painter Beatrice Salkeld.
The road features pretty, red and yellow brick-built Edwardian houses with dormer windows that were commissioned in 1914 by the Pembroke Urban District Council as working-class cottages.
The terrace was designed by Dublin architect George Luke O'Connor, whose work included churches, schools, convents and numbers one and two Aughrim Street in Stoneybatter, D7, a landmark building that now houses Kavanagh’s pub.
Number 13 last sold in October 2021, for €410,000, according to the property price register, before the current refurbishment works were done.
Boasting a B BER-rating, this pretty Edwardian is now in walk-in condition.
It has a pocket-sized front garden, and its rose pink-coloured front door opens into a small hall where the stairs lead up to the accommodation.
The ground floor layout is mainly open plan. It opens into the living area, which is set around a wood-burning stove, which stands in the chimney breast.
A long rooflight over the kitchen area illuminates it from above. The cabinetry is two-tone. It features French navy below the counter and vanilla white above, and is arranged in an L-shape.
The peninsula helps to create a break between the living and cooking areas, and there is space for a dining table.
A glass door opens out to the small backyard.
Upstairs, there are two double bedrooms. The property’s only bathroom is downstairs.
The trail is home to many birds and wildlife. You can see cranes standing patiently in the river, doing their own kind of fishing.
Agents Casey Kennedy Estate Agents is seeking €625,000 for the 61 square metre residence.
