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Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Crosscoolharbour, County Kildare

Detached three-bay two-storey parochial house, c.1860, on a symmetrical plan with round-headed door opening to centre and two-bay single-storey return with half-dormer attic to rear to west. Renovated and refenestrated, c.1990. Hipped roof with slate (gable-ended to return). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990, on brackets. Square rooflights, c.1990, to return. Rendered coping to gables. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Round-headed door opening. Cut-granite Gibbsian doorcase. Replacement uPVC door, c.1990. Spoked fanlight. Interior with early or original timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds. Tarmacadam drive to front. Landscaped grounds to site including lawns. Detached six-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1860, to west retaining early aspect comprising two-bay single-storey block with single-bay single-storey higher block to north and three-bay single-storey higher block to south. Gable-ended roofs with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered coping to gables. Iron rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls with lime render over. Whitewashed. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Timber windows. Square-headed door openings. Timber boarded doors.

Appraisal

A house, originally known as “Hillsborough Hall” and now known as “The Presbytery”, forming part of a self-contained group alongside the adjacent Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mercy (see 11902502). The house has been well maintained and retains much of its original character. The house retains many original features and materials, including a fine cut-stone Gibbsian doorcase, together with a decorative fanlight, slate roof and timber panelled internal shutters to the window openings – the re-instatement of traditional-style timber fenestration might restore a more accurate representation of the original appearance of the house. Set in attractive grounds the house forms a neat group with the range of outbuildings to rear (west), which retain most of their original features and materials.

The Presbytery, Crosschapel, Kilteel, Co. Kildare, W91C98D for sale June 2025 courtesy J.P. & M Doyle

€895,000

3 Bed

3 Bath

198 m²

This house, once known as Hillsborough Hall is located adjacent to the Our Lady of Mercy Church. The Presbytery is a two-storey, three-bay house built around 1860, with a smaller single-storey section to the rear. The design is symmetrical, with a round-headed doorway in the centre, in keeping with builds of the time. The house still shows much of its original character including cut-stone Gibbsian doorcase with a decorative fanlight, a slate roof, and timber-panelled shutters on the windows.The accommodation briefly comprises of two reception rooms front of the house with a kitchen / dining room and bathroom to the rear.Upstairs there are 3 large bedrooms (two ensuite) with one accessed from the kitchen, and a single room/ nursery / office. The property is in need of complete modernisation subject to the relevant planning permissions but offers a buyer the opportunity to redevelop a beautiful period home on its own grounds.The house is set back from the road with a tarmac driveway to the front of the property surrounded by well-kept lawn gardens. To the rear, around a central courtyard, there is a group of outbuildings, which also keep many of their original features and materials such as slate roofs, whitewashed stone walls, and original timber doors and windows Altogether, the buildings form a well-preserved and historic setting and have endless potential to convert and redesign. The land is in 5 divisions, is bordered on two sides by public roads, gently slopes towards the N81 and has 3 access points. The land is in good order with very little waste and has been leased until recently. Mature trees and hedgerow form the boundary both internally and along the border and are well cared for.