Find safe harbour in this tastefully upgraded, terraced two-bedroom, one-bathroom Dun Laoghaire house on one of the maritime town’s central residential streets.
Tivoli Terrace East is a residential street of mixed housing types.
The terrace began in the 1830s as Ireland's first railway line arrived here in 1834, closely followed by the construction of the two piers.
Houses numbers 17-37 were constructed in the early 1900s as part of a scheme to provide better housing for workers.
The yellow brick construction featured red brick detailing around windows and doors.
Address: 35 Tivoli Terrace East, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, A96 A344
Asking price: €525,000
Agent: Brady & McCarthy
Number 35 was built about 1920, the same time the harbour town whose name had been changed to Kingstown in 1821 to honour the visit of British monarch King George, reverted to the original Irish spelling, Dún Laoghaire.
The local town council voted to change the name back from its British royal title as a political act during the Irish War of Independence.
The property has a small west-facing front yard that is gated and railed.
It opens directly into the living room, which has a casement window at the front.
The property has been staged for sale by Sarah Evers Interiors and includes a stone-coloured sofa and matching armchairs with studded detailing.
There is an open fireplace, with a yellow brick surround.
A multipaned glass door opens into a small dining room with a corner cast iron fireplace.
It overlooks the small east-facing backyard.
The galley-style kitchen is located in the return and opens out to the back.
Upstairs, there are two bedrooms.
The principal is at the front and runs the width of the house.
The second bedroom is a single and is to the back.
Beside it is a small shower room.
Agents Brady & McCarthy is seeking €525,000 for the 72 square metre property, which has an E BER rating.
