Surrounded by green spaces with easy access to the city and the airport, Glasnevin is one of the most coveted parts of Dublin 11. Seeking €995k, this contemporarised Edwardian family home is a place to gather.
Walkers and outdoor activists of all descriptions love Glasnevin, for it has a green belt unlike any other.
It runs through the Botanic Gardens to Griffith Park, by way of Glasnevin Cemetery, should you fancy a detour to climb the O’Connell Tower or take in a reenactment of the graveside oration given by Pádraig Pearse at the funeral of Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, performed daily at 2.30 pm.
Address: 53 Marguerite Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 Y7X8
Asking price: €995,000
Agent: Savills
Marguerite Road is a quiet cul-de-sac just off this section of Botanic Road.
It’s within a short walk of that green loop that covers Glasnevin Cemetery, and along the Tolka as it meanders its way through the Botanic Gardens and Griffith Park, home to Na Fianna, one of Dublin’s best GAA clubs.
Home Farm, the storied football club, is also nearby.
It has trained a slew of Republic of Ireland Internationals, including Ian Harte, Shay Gibbons, Johnny Giles, and Liam Brady.
There are loads of primary and secondary schools within easy access, and one of the city’s landmark pubs is your local.
Founded in 1833, the historic John Kavanagh's, affectionately known as The Gravediggers, is at the end of the street.
The family-run traditional pub abounds the graveyard, and its walls have many stories to tell.
Number 53 is a terraced bay-fronted Edwardian that was completely upgraded in 2020, delivering a B3 BER-rated house within its period shell.
It boasts high ceilings, gracious proportions, and abundant natural light.
It has been smartly staged for sale by Elm Gray.
The layout is adaptable to give you a four-bedroom, four-bathroom house plus an attic room.
It opens into a stylishly tiled hall, which is floored in a mosaic that is carried down the steps to the kitchen.
The room at the front, which enjoys the bay window, can be used as a sitting room or a fourth bedroom.
The kitchen is a large L-shaped space that opens into to the cooking and cabinetry areas.
Set in a C-shaped, the cashmere grey shaker doors and deep drawers are topped with quartz countertops.
This opens through to a sun-drenched dining room cum lounge that overlooks the south-facing garden.
There are rooflights over the seating area, making it a great place to curl up with a book or read the papers at the weekend.
The warm woods in the dining table and chairs help to raise the visual temperature.
Double doors lead out from here to a large paved terrace with the rest of the garden laid out in artificial lawn.
There are two bedrooms on the first floor, one of which has an ensuite bathroom, with the third double on the hall return, where the family bathroom also is.
The attic has been converted and is a fine dormer room that could have many uses, including a lounge spot for the kids or parents to escape to.
The property measures 120 square metres with a further 22 square metres of attic space.
In a walk-in condition, agents Savills is seeking €995,000 for the three to four-bedroom property.
