On offer is a vast but very well laid out five-bedroom detached A-rated architect-designed property, designed to follow the sun, which began life as a vernacular cottage, is light-filled throughout, and includes a self-contained one-bedroom unit, for the price of a decent three-bedroom semi in Dundrum, D14.
Dublin homehunters looking for space, light and a sustainable home will find it at Ballymacreese Cottage, a house that is anything but cottage-like.
This is a detached, five-bedroom, architect-designed house that extends to 340 square metres, situated on the outskirts of Ballyneety village, about 12 kilometres southeast of Limerick city’s centre.
Address: Ballymacreese Cottage, Ballyneety, Limerick, V94 FXV4
Asking price: €950,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald
Set on an elevated site that extends to about 0.75 of an acre with far-reaching views across the historic fields, Ballyneety Golf Course, and countryside, this house is in the village where Sarsfield’s Ride took place.
So-called, it was a daring midnight raid that took place on the night of August 11th to 12th, 1690, when Patrick Sarsfield and 500 Irish cavalry destroyed William of Orange's siege artillery convoy in the village.
This raid destroyed cannons, ammunition, and provisions, delaying the siege of Limerick and saving the city.
The moonscape-like holes, made by exploding cannon balls, still pock those parts of the village ground.
In 1975, then President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh unveiled a monument on the site, and the Irish tricolour frequently flies from a flagpole on the conical rock.
Sarsfield wouldn’t know what to make of the property designed by Arnold Leahy Associates.
It started life as a small vernacular-style single-storey pitched-roof house that dated from the 1930s.
It has been stripped of any cottagecore elements, save for its volume and shape, which were imaginatively retained, and a two-storey extension was added to its rear, enlarging it to multiples of its original size.
Designed to follow the sun, the property is now a five-bedroom, six-bathroom house that extends to 340 square metres.
Its clever use of space means that the rooms within the cottage can be closed off from the main four-bedroom house to give a family member or member of staff their own one-bedroom quarters with a separate kitchen and living room.
Many families trying to manage the juggle of childcare and working full-time, with parents willing and or able to share the load, could find a sleek solution to this ongoing issue here, for it offers a lot to those looking for multi-generational living options.
This part of the property can be fully self-contained with an entrance at the front.
A glass corridor links the old cottage with the new four-bedroom extension, so a parent or a very lucky au pair can enter the main house this way and also close the door on it when they want to.
Including the kitchen, there are five living spaces for family members to each call their own.
There is a home office, along with a separate family room, an entertainment room, a sitting room and the kitchen dining room.
The kitchen-dining room is a light-filled dual aspect space that gets sun at the front in the morning and at the back in the evening.
It has the softest of grey-coloured handless cabinetry and opens out to a private terrace.
The entertainment room is also dual aspect and has access outside.
A gallery window runs along the adjacent wall, giving privacy while adding light and allowing lots of wall space for art and photos.
The timber stairs have a floating glass balustrade and lead up to a large, bright landing. All of the double bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms.
The principal is particularly spacious.
Its ensuite features a separate bath and a large shower stall.
The works started in 2017 and were completed in 2019.
The A3 BER-rated property has an air-to-water heating system, a biocycle treatment system instead of a traditional septic tank, and triple glazing throughout.
Price and space-wise, this property offers an awful lot of living room to a family already working in the Lierick region or to a Dublin family that could make the transfer.
Golf fans will also be delighted to know that the 2027 Junior Ryder Cup will take place at Ballyneety Golf Club.
Eleven houses have been listed as sold in Dundrum, Dublin 14, on the property price register, from January 1st to April 2nd.
Their combined values generate an average sold price of about €944,105, which is marginally below the €950,000 asking price that agents Sherry FitzGerald are seeking for Ballymacreese Cottage, Ballyneety, Co Limerick.
Would you be tempted?
