The
house was fully restored by its current owners who spared nothing over a period
of 10 years in bringing it back to its former glory. The ceilings were all
replaced, the house was re-wired, replumbed and had central heating and solar
panels installed.
One
of the finest properties to come for sale around Lough Derg is an extensive
19th-century residence in High Victorian Gothic splendour sitting on 25ac of
lakeside lands. The property is on the private treaty market with a guide price
of €2.65m set by Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes.
Since
the time of Brian Boru the banks of Lough Derg have hosted a combination of
natives and newcomers, from Vikings to home-grown blow-ins. This is especially
true of those parts of the lakeshore located within shouting distance of Nenagh
and Limerick.
Located
2.5km from Dromineer on the Tipperary side of the lake, the
two-storey-over-basement structure was built in cut stone in 1863 and extends
to 10,904sqft.
Set
in its own parkland and reached by a winding avenue, the residence commands
great views of the lake with the principal rooms facing south-west. The
accommodation includes five reception rooms and eight bedrooms set out in
spacious and generous proportions. Complete with floor-to-ceiling windows, the
spaces are decorated with the plasterwork typical of the Victorian era. Other
features include timber flooring, carved timber architraves, original window
shutters and marble fireplaces.
A
front porch leads to the elegant reception hall and from there an inner stair
hall connects the study, the drawing room (with bow window), the dining room
and a passage leading to the rear. The stair hall is lit by a Venetian window
while a carved staircase leads to the first floor.
Entertaining
The
drawing room and study are connected by sliding doors, that can be drawn back
to create one large entertaining space lit by windows on three sides. The
dining room faces north-west where the evening sun lights up the space.
A
snug family room with a solid fuel stove is located beside the kitchen taking
up three former rooms that together create a modern, open plan kitchen. Other
ground floor accommodation includes a bedroom.
The
landing on the first floor leads to the bedrooms where the master suite includes
a spacious bedroom along with a dressing room and a bathroom. A bow window
gives fine lake views while four other bedrooms and two bathrooms make up the
remaining accommodation on the first floor.
A
courtyard apartment is located on the ground floor and this has two bedrooms,
an office and a boot room. In the courtyard proper is found the Studio, a space
that includes an artist's studio, a gym and a games room.
Outbuildings
include equestrian facilities comprised of a small stable block, a circular
sand ménage and a post and rail paddock. Nearby is an insulated garage block
with a mezzanine upper floor.
As
a lakeside property, Kilteelagh would not be complete without a boat house and
this is located in a small harbour along with two timber pontoons.
The
house and outbuildings are set on spacious grounds laid out in Victorian
gardens and incorporating wild flower meadows with mature parkland.
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