Kyleballyhue House, Carlow  

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Detached three-bay three-storey over basement house, c.1808, with round-headed door opening having Doric doorcase, gable ends and railings to open basement area. Interior retains original joinery, decorative cornices and an original chimney piece. Group of detached two-storey outbuildings to site. 

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Kyleballyhue is an estate in County Carlow and has an elevation of 134 metres. Kyleballyhue is situated northwest of Graiguenaspiddoge, southwest of Moyle.  
 
John NOLAN, the husband of Maria, née WHELAN, died in DUBLIN (Leahy Terrace, SANDYMOUNT) on August 23rd, 1862, at the age of 63 years (born about 1799). He is buried together with both his parents in the family vault in the SLEATY Old graveyard (County LAOIS).  
 
His father was John NOLAN, of KILBALLYHUE House, County CARLOW. John, his son, also of KILBALLYHUE, was Justice of Peace of County CARLOW at the time of his death. I have been told that after the death of John NOLAN, the J.P., his widow, Maria, née WHELAN, did sell the NOLAN estate (KILBALLYHUE Park). And did come back to DUBLIN where the WHELAN family was living. That I do know for sure.  
 
The above Info was supplied by Claude-Régis POLLET (June 2020) who is a desendent of Whelan family. 

Graveyard:  Sleaty, Old  
Exact wording of epitaph:    
Beneath this memurium lies the mortal remains of John Nolan of Kilbaleyhue county Carlow Esq. a man possessed of many virtues Religious without Bigitory, Charitable without ostentation, humble in the midst of affluence, in him religion lost one of its best supporters the widow, a kind protector and the orphan another father.  
He closed a life full of good works on 7th September 1855 in the 87th of his age at his seat in Killballyhue This tribute is paid to His memory by a friend who knew him well Mrs Mary Nolan relict of the above named John Nolan Esq Departed this life the 18th April 1840 Also His son John Nolan J.P. Kilballyhue the 23rd Aug – 1862 Aged 63 years       
REQUIESCAT IN PACE   
Memorial Type:  Chest tomb  
Source: https://historicgraves.com/sleaty-old/la-stod-0029/grave 

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Detached three-bay three-storey over basement house, c. 1808, with round-headed door opening having Doric doorcase, gable ends and railings to open basement area. Interior retains original joinery, decorative cornices and an original chimney piece. Group of detached two-storey outbuildings to site. 

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Detached single-bay former boiler house, c. 1805, with brick chimney flue. Truncated, c. 1990. 

Record of protected structure: Boiler house: 

The boiler house at the back of the yard is a free-standing structure with a two-bay, single-storey building of coursed-rubble granite with a carriage arch and a slated roof. The chimney-stack has a square-plan, granite base and brick, square-plan flue. It is said to date from 1805 and was slightly truncated in 1990.  

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Record of Protectected Structures: 

Farmyard, Kyleballyhue House, townland: Kyleballyhue 

This is a very fine square-plan yard with farm buildings round three sides and an entrance arch and the house on the fourth side. The buildings are of two storeys and built of coursed-rubble granite and with various openings including narrow, ventilation slits on the first floor. There is a brick-headed arched entrance to the yard and an arch opposite. This one of the finest farmyard complexes in the whole country and borders on ..(?) 

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Kyleballyhue House, Kilballyhue. Townland: Kilballyhue 

A tall, gable-ended, three-bay, three-storey house over a basement dating from 1808. It has rough-cast walls over a base-mould, a round-headed, granite doorcase with ionic columns, a well-detailed entablature, a radial fanlight and an original, panelled door. The sash windows are original and have six panes in each sash with the exception of the top floor which has three panes in each sash. Much of the glass is original, crown glass. The low-pitched roof has end stacks and natural slates. The area round the front of the house has a low wall and railings.  

Interest: regional, architectural, artistic, interior. 

“A huge six-bed historic Georgian home in Carlow countryside on 2.5 acre site” 28th August 2023 by Niamh Kenny, Carlow Live.

Kyleballyhue House is situated in County Carlow on approximately 2.5 Acres.

The property is Georgian, constructed circa 1808.

The house is approached through a tree line avenue with a substantial stone court yard to the rear.

Situated on an elevated site close to Tinryland and facing East the property has beautiful views over County Carlow countryside towards the Wicklow Mountains.

The property has retained many of its original period features and presents a great opportunity for a would be purchaser to restore the property to its former glory.

An ideal private residence, the property also has immense scope for further accommodation or commercial/hospitality potential with a substantial range of cut stone outbuildings.

The detached house has six-bedrooms and three-bathrooms and has a floor area of approx. 400 m².

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Kyleballyhue House, Carlow on Circa 2.5 Acres A very fine Georgian Storey over basement property standing on its own grounds extending to circa 2.5 Acres, approached through a tree line avenue with substantial stone court yard to the rear.

Situated on an elevated site and facing East the property has beautiful views over fertile County Carlow

countryside towards the Wicklow Mountains. The setting is private setting yet just 5kms from the County town of Carlow. Whilst in need of modernization the property has retained many of its original period features and presents a great opportunity for a would be purchaser to restore the property to its former glory.

An ideal private residence, the property also has immense scope for further accommodation or commercial/hospitality potential with a substantial range of cut stone outbuildings.   Description: A detached 3 bay over basement period house constructed (circa 1808) retaining many intact original features including a round headed door opening having a Doric doorcase, gable ends

and railings and open basement area. Some regional internal plasterwork, pitch pine floorboards and ornate fireplaces in the main reception rooms remain intact.   To the rear of the property is a courtyard with substantial number of two storey detached outbuildings of granite stone underneath a slate roof.

Location: Located just off the N80 two minutes from the M9 motorway ( Junction 9) Carlow town 5kms Tullow town 8kms Ballon Village 6kms Bunclody 18kms Dublin city 89kms Accommodation Entrance  Hallway:   3 x 3 with cornice and centre piece, door to Inner Halway. Inner Hallway:   5.1 x 3 with staircase and stairs to basement Drawing Room:   6 x 4.82  with feature white marble fireplace,

shutter windows, decorative cornicing Dining Room:   4.82 x 6  black marble fireplace with solid fuel stove, decorative cornicing, shutter windows Back Hallway:   3.2 x 2.1 with wc off Kitchen:   7 x 3.1 with quarry tiled floor, aga oil fired cooker Main Bathroom on half landing:   2.4 x 2.1 with bath, wc, whb & hot press First Floor: Landing:   8.4 x 3 Bedroom No.

1:   4.7 x 5.92 with cast iron fireplace Ensuite with shower, wc, whb, double aspect windows with fine views Bedroom No. 2:   4.8 x 6 with cornicing, shuttered windows, black marble fireplace, vanity unit Stairs to Second Floor Landing:   2.9 x 6.4          Bedroom No. 3:   4.9 x 2.8 with timber floor Bedroom No.

4:   4.9 x 3.1 with fireplace & timber floor Bedroom No. 5:   4.9 x 3.1 with marble fireplace & timber floor Bedroom No. 6:   4.9 x 2.7 with timber floor Basement    (four rooms)                Grounds: Approached by beech tree lined avenue.   To left of main house is a garden/orchard area formerly a walled garden with the wall remainig intact. Courtyard – The substantial courtyard is positioined to the rear of the house comprises a magnificent three sided range of cut granite stone outbuildings with slate roof.   It like the house retains much originality but also requires upgrading.

Subject to the necessary conscent(s) the house and yard could have possabilities for alternative uses. Machinery Shed Stabling 5 Coach houses with featured arch entrances, lofted storage area most recently used to house livestock Former living quarters now used as storage. Additional Information Pitch pined floors throughout the ground and first floor of the property Ground floor ceilings approx. 3.7m Oil fired central heating Well and septic tank provided for the property. Some additional land may be available, details on request. Solicitor with carriage of sale John M Foley & Co, Station Road, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow.