Shanacloon, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick, V94P65D for sale Dec 2024, Sherry Fitzgerald
Shanacloon is a magnificent two storey double fronted residence which was built c1863 in the heart of Castleconnell Village. The house may have been designed by the Limerick architect William Edward Corbett (1824-1904) and it forms a group with the outbuilding and carriage to the rear. While the main entrance driveway is via Castle Street in Castleconnell, there is pedestrian and an option for vehicular access to the rear of the property, providing flexibility and potential for these outbuildings. The total site area of the property is 1.6 acres. Lovingly maintained over the years, this home offers a wonderful opportunity for a new owner to modernize and restore it to its former glory, creating a unique living space filled with character and charm. Many of the properties period features remain intact. These include timber sash windows, limestone sills, high ceilings with cornicing and original fireplaces to name a few. The property is approached via a sweeping driveway and upon entering there is a large reception hallway which opens into a drawing room on the right with original marble fireplace and sash windows overlooking front and double doors to garden. To the left there is the original dining room again with original fireplace intact and dual aspect windows allowing plenty of natural light through. A third reception room at hall level is a cozy room with fireplace ideal for use as a family sitting room. There is a large airy kitchen/breakfast room and a further reception room and utility room and shower room to the rear. At first floor level there are 8 bright and airy bedrooms off the landing and a family bathroom. To the rear of the property there are original stables and outbuildings suitable for a variety of uses. A water well which was used in the past is located in one of the outbuildings. Castleconnell is an ancient Irish village situated on the banks of the River Shannon, only 11kms from the medieval city of limerick, now home of Thomond park Munster Rugby and 20 mins from the historical village of Adare the future venue for the 2027 Ryder Cup. It is a location that offers unrivalled access to many of the amenities that any buyer will need. University of Limerick and many of Limericks premier schools are within easy reach. The M7 is close by offering an easy commute to Dublin. University Hospital Limerick and Shannon airport are also easily accessible from Shanacloon. Accommodation: Hallway, drawing room, dining room, family room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, shower room, 8 bedrooms bathroom, outbuildings, stables. OFCH : Mains water : Mains sewage BER exempt as property is a protected structure. Reception Hall Front door with glazed arch surround, ceiling cornicing, picture rails and dado rails, wood flooring and stairs Drawing Room With ceiling coving, feature fireplace with open fire, tiled hearth and marble surround, French doors to garden with shutters, sash window with shutters, picture rails and dado rails Dining Room With ceiling coving, feature fireplace with open fire and cast iron surround, dual aspect sash windows with shutters, and picture rails Sitting Room With coved ceiling, feature fireplace with open fire and cast iron surround, picture rails and varnished timber floors Study With sash windows and shutters Kitchenette With part tiled walls, floor based kitchen units, work surfaces, sink and drainer, cooker point and larder cupboard Living Room With sash windows with shutters Shower Room With part tiled walls, shower cubicle, pedestal WHB, WC Kitchen With part tiled walls, floor level kitchen units, work surfaces, sink and drainer, drawers, electric cooker point, larder cupboard, two sash windows with shutters, plumbed for washing machine and dishwasher Landing With coved ceiling, dual aspect sash windows with shutters Principal Bedroom Spacious double room with feature fireplace and open fire with cast iron surround, dual aspect sash windows with shutters Bedroom 2 Double bedroom with ceiling cornicing and sash window with shutters Bedroom 3 Double bedroom with ceiling cornicing and sash window with shutters Bedroom 4 Double bedroom with sash window with shutters Bedroom 5 Double bedroom with sash window with shutters and linen cupboard Bedroom 6 Double bedroom with coved ceiling, dual aspect sash windows with shutters, built in wardrobes Bedroom 7 Double bedroom with sash window with shutters, door to bedroom 8 Bedroom 8 Double bedroom with coved ceiling and sash window with shutters Bathroom With part tiled walls, shower cubicle with electric shower, pannelled bath, pedistal WHB, sash window with shutters Guest WC With WC and sash window
Shanacloon, Castle Street, WARDSTOWN, Castleconnell, LIMERICK
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built in 1863, comprising shallow breakfront to front (west) elevation and three-bay two-storey extension to rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and overhanging eaves having timber brackets. Lined-and-ruled rendered walls with render quoins and stringcourse. Roughcast rendered walls to north and south elevations. Round-headed openings to first floor having limestone sills and render surrounds with keystones over one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Paired round-headed openings to breakfront, first floor, having limestone sill, render mullion with Doric style engaged column and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor having render surrounds with keystones, limestone sills, one-over-four pane and one-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Entrance comprising timber cantilevered canopy over elliptical-headed opening with glazed overlight over timber panelled door with flanking sidelights. Square-headed opening to south elevation having render surround with keystone and glazed overlight over double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors. Three-bay two-storey outbuilding to east with gablet and adjoining elliptical-headed carriage arch. Pitched slate roof having cast-iron rainwater goods and timber bargeboard to gablet. Render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills. Camber-headed door opening. Square-headed door openings, some having timber battened doors. Red brick voussoirs to carriage arch. Pair of square-profile roughly dressed limestone piers to north-west having double-leaf cast-iron gates and rubble limestone boundary walls.
Appraisal
An appealing middle-size house of balanced proportions that retains most of its original form and massing, which is distinguished by the breakfront, varying window treatments to the different floors and decorative render details. The house may have been designed by the Limerick architect William Edward Corbett (1824-1904). The house forms a group with the outbuilding and carriage to the rear, which add context to the site.
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