Monatrea House, Monatrea, Co Waterford
Mark Bence-Jones. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.
(Smyth/IFR; Perceval-Maxwell/IFR) A two storey house of ca 1830 on the eastern side of Youghal Harbour; built by Rev Percy Smyth, of Headborough, as a summer residence. Three bay front, four bay side; both elevations plain except for quoins and a string course. The front is prolonged by a two storey one by wing with a window in the upper storey and a blank wall below. Inherited by the Perceval-Maxwell family; Sold ca 1964, now a country club.”
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In 1851 Pierce S. Smith [Smyth), a minor, held Monatray in fee when it was valued at £35. In 2013 it was offered for sale. The sale details suggest it was built by Percy Smyth of Headborough as a summer residence in the 1830s. In the twentieth century it was occupied by a religious order and later a country house club before returning to private ownership in the 1980s. In recent years the house name is spelt Monatrae. In 2014 Monatrae was offered for sale.
Detached three-bay two-storey house, c.1820, possibly over basement with four-bay two-storey side elevations, single-bay single-storey recessed bay to left (east), and four-bay two-storey parallel wing with dormer attic to left (east). Renovated, c.1870, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed advanced open porch added to centre. In use as hotel, 1926. Refenestrated, c.1995. Now returned to residential use. Hipped slate roofs (on a quadrangular plan to main block) with rolled lead ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, replacement square rooflights, c.1995, to parallel wing, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Flat roof to porch not visible behind blocking course. Painted roughcast walls with rendered quoins to corners, and painted rendered stringcourse to first floor. Square-headed window openings with stone sills (forming sill course to first floor), rendered surrounds, and replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1995. Segmental-headed door opening under flat-roofed advanced porch having panelled piers on plinth with timber screens, moulded cornice over, timber panelled door, decorative sidelights, and fanlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds with landscaped grounds to site.
Appraisal
A well-appointed, substantial house that retains most of its original form, and some of its original character. However, the inappropriate replacement fittings to the window openings have not had a positive impact on the external expression of the composition. The house is of particular importance for its historic associations with Reverend Percy Smyth of Headborough House (builder), the Perceval-Smyth family (subsequent owners), and for the subsequent use as an hotel, representing an aspect of the commercialisation of the locality as Ardmore was developed as a holiday/seaside resort in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries. The house remains an important feature in the landscape, visible from across Youghal Harbour to the west.
Monatray House, Kinsalebeg, P36TW30 for sale courtesy Sherry Fitzgerald Hennessy
Monatray House, Kinsalebeg, P36TW30
€1,800,000
5 Bed4 Bath925 m²
Monatray House is a substantial Georgian country home dating from the early 1800s sitting in stately splendor with stunning views across Youghal Bay and onto the majestic Atlantic Ocean. The house on circa 18 acres has been lovingly cared for and meticulously and sensitively restored over the years by its present owner of 34 years. Its strategic position on the water s edge with a gated entrance is approached through a tree lined avenue and is surrounded by its own lands and gardens giving you complete privacy offering a quiet and opulent sanctuary while taking in the amazing water views. There is the most impressive view of Youghal town.
The house itself opens onto a large hall leading to three reception rooms, with a library, music room, living room which have the advantage of the sea views, dining room, conservatory, kitchen and Utility with a total of five bedrooms, three of the bedrooms have the benefit of a sea view.
Other rooms throughout the house include office, changing rooms and guest bathrooms.
Monatray House was previously run as a small hotel and has the potential to be brought back to a boutique hotel. Its one of those very rare opportunities for the discerning buyer to purchase a gracious country home with convenient proximity only 5 minute drive to the N25, with Ardmore, Youghal, Cork, Dungarvan and Waterford routes and Cork International Airport close by. Viewing highly recommended.
Main House 925sqm (9,955sq.ft). Entrance Hall 8.4m x 4m. Hard Wood Flooring
Inner Hall 4.5m x 7.7m. Hard Wood Flooring. Feature Arch, Large Fireplace Library 5.3m x 4.6m. Carpet Flooring. Two Bay Windows.
Office 3.7m x 3.6m. Hard Wood Flooring. Two Bay Windows. Office 2 3.6m x 3m. Hard Wooden Flooring.
Music room 5.4m x 6.6m. Hard Wooden Flooring. White Marble Fireplace. Two Bay Windows
Dining room 12.5m x 5.4m. Hard Wood Flooring. Open Fireplace.
Drawing room 5.6m x 7.4m. Wood Flooring.
Conservatory 5m x 20m. Tiled Flooring. Treatment/relaxation room 3.5m x 3.45m. Tiled Flooring. Sauna 3.57m x 2.6m. Bath. Sauna. Hard Wood Floors & Walls. Shower room 4.5m x 3.2m. Tiled Flooring. Laundry Room 2.9m x 5.6m. Tiled Flooring. Two Sinks. Guest WC 3.7m X 5.1m. Fully Tiled.
Hall to Kitchen 4.87m x 4.8m. Tiled Flooring.
Kitchen 9.2m x 7m. Tiled Flooring. Oil Fired Aga Two Belfast Sinks, Large Brick Fireplace.
FIRST FLOOR Sweeping staircase Mahogany Banister. Landing 4m x 8m. Hard Wood Flooring
Bedroom 1 5m x 5.3m. Hard Wood Flooring. En-Suite En-suite 2.9m x 2.5m. Bedroom 2 4.6m x 4.5m. Hard Wood Flooring. Open Fireplace. Bedroom 3 5.5m x 6.8m. Hard Wood Flooring. Open Fireplace. Bedroom 4 5.3m x 5.57m. Hard Wood Flooring. En-Suite. Open Fireplace. En-suite 3.7m x 1.69m. Bedroom 5 5.6m x 6.3m. Hard Wood Flooring. Main Bathroom 4.6m x 3.3m. Tiled Flooring. Toilet. Bath. Shower. Two Hand Basins. Bedroom 6 6m x 5.7m. Hard Wood Flooring. En-Suite. Open Fireplace. En-suite 2.8m x 2.5m.
Kitchenette 3.4m x 2m. Fully Tiled. Fitted.
Living room 5.3m x 3.57m. Hard Wood Flooring. Opn Fireplace. Mezzanine Mezzaine 4.9m x 6m. Kitchenette 3.85m x 1.87m. Tiled Flooring. Fitted. Living room 2 3.54m x 2.5m. Hard Wood Flooring. Bathroom 3.54m x 2.5m. Fully Tiled.
Coach House 297 sq.m(2729 sq.ft) Hall 1.9m x 1.2m. Stone Floor Guest Shower Room 2.1m x 1.5m. Fully Tiled. Aromatherapy room 5.6m x 3.68m. Hard Wood Flooring. Kitchen 8m x 5.64m. Stone Flooring. Stone Open Fireplace. Oil Fired Aga. Upstairs Office 5.2m x 3.3m. Wood Flooring. Kitchen 2 5.6m x 2.19m. Tiled Flooring. Granite Sink. Bathroom 2.2m x 1.9m. Tiled Flooring. Shower room 2m x 1.88m. Tiled Flooring. Bedroom 1 5m x 5.3m. Wood Flooring. Dressing room 8.57m x 1.4m. Wood Flooring. Bedroom two 8m x 5.2m. Wood Flooring. Bathroom 2.2m x 3.3m. Tiled Flooring. Shower Room 2m x 3.2m. Tiled Flooring. Hall Wood Flooring.
Living room 5.3m x 3.57m. Wood Flooring. Open Fireplace.
Mezzanine Mezzanine 4.9m x 6m. Slanted beam ceiling. Kitchen 3.85m x 1.9m. Tiled Flooring. Fitted. Living room 3.5m x 4.7m. Wood Flooring. Bathroom 3.5m x 2.5m. Fully Tiled. Toilet. Bath. Shower. Bidet. Hand Basin. Banquet Room 6.24m x 6.14m. Stone Flooring. Open Fireplace. Wine Cellar 5.73m x 2.5m. Storage. Living room 6.18m x 4.8m. Hard Wood Flooring. Open Fireplace. Hall 3.46m x 1.8m. Tiled Flooring. Staircase. Kitchenette 1.58m x 2.53m. Tiled Flooring. Granite sink Guest WC 2.55m x 1.2m. Tiled Flooring. Shower Room 2.6m x 0.9m. Tiled Flooring. Bedroom 6.24m x 7.6m. Hard Wood Flooring. En-Suite. En-Suite 6.24m x 7.6m.
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