Most period country homes are located in the east of the country, with fewer in the west. But a lovely country home on a nice parcel of farmland has now gone on the market near Coolaney, in Co Sligo. The number of acres for sale is small at just 13.5ac, but the house scores big on country charm and character.
The property is Cuiltybar House, at Carrowlean. It’s for sale with REA McCarrick by private treaty with a guide price of €700,000.
The house dates back to the mid-1700s, at which time it was the centre of a larger estate. It has been very well maintained over the centuries and decades and is now in ready-to-move-in condition.
A new owner may choose to modernise the house further, according to taste. But they won’t need to go looking for additional character.
The home was built by the O’Hara family – who were the landlords in this part of Sligo – and sits in a secluded setting, 2km from Coolaney village and within 20km of Sligo town centre.
The land is under forestry and woodland.
Approached by a 300m tarmac driveway through wrought-iron gates, the house is two storeys over a basement, and is 4,000sq ft in area, making it spacious but manageable.
Over the past 30 years, the current owner has carefully restored and maintained the property, adding some modern essentials without losing original features.
The tiled entrance hall.
The house has five bedrooms, two bathrooms and separate sitting, living and dining rooms. The upstairs rooms have views of the Ox Mountains and over the surrounding countryside. The basement area is level with the gardens and courtyard. It has a kitchen, utility room, laundry room and office space.
The sitting room.
Highlight features of the house include tiled floors in the hallways, the kitchen and the striking conservatory; flagstone floors in part of the basement area; fireplaces in reception rooms and bedrooms; the fine staircase and built-in book shelves in the office and stained glass in the stairwell.
The conservatory.
There is an elevator running from the basement floor up to the ground floor and first floor.
Tarmac courtyard
Outside, the old stone buildings include stables, storage and workshop units, with some of these lofted.
There is a rooftop farm clock and weather vane. There are south and east-facing gardens, plus a large, tarmac courtyard which is bounded on two sides by old stone-built stables.
The 13.5ac has approximately 10ac of 15-year-old commercial and native woodland, as well as dozens of mature trees planted in previous centuries.
The property is bordered on the northern side by the old Sligo to Limerick railway line.
This country home will generate interest among farm families, non-farmers, Irish people who have been living and working abroad but who now want to return home to Sligo, and non-nationals interested in living in rural Ireland.
Most period country homes are located in the east of the country, with fewer in the west. But a lovely country home on a nice parcel of farmland has now gone on the market near Coolaney, in Co Sligo. The number of acres for sale is small at just 13.5ac, but the house scores big on country charm and character.
The property is Cuiltybar House, at Carrowlean. It’s for sale with REA McCarrick by private treaty with a guide price of €700,000.
The house dates back to the mid-1700s, at which time it was the centre of a larger estate. It has been very well maintained over the centuries and decades and is now in ready-to-move-in condition.
A new owner may choose to modernise the house further, according to taste. But they won’t need to go looking for additional character.
The home was built by the O’Hara family – who were the landlords in this part of Sligo – and sits in a secluded setting, 2km from Coolaney village and within 20km of Sligo town centre.
The land is under forestry and woodland.
Approached by a 300m tarmac driveway through wrought-iron gates, the house is two storeys over a basement, and is 4,000sq ft in area, making it spacious but manageable.
Over the past 30 years, the current owner has carefully restored and maintained the property, adding some modern essentials without losing original features.
The tiled entrance hall.
The house has five bedrooms, two bathrooms and separate sitting, living and dining rooms. The upstairs rooms have views of the Ox Mountains and over the surrounding countryside. The basement area is level with the gardens and courtyard. It has a kitchen, utility room, laundry room and office space.
The sitting room.
Highlight features of the house include tiled floors in the hallways, the kitchen and the striking conservatory; flagstone floors in part of the basement area; fireplaces in reception rooms and bedrooms; the fine staircase and built-in book shelves in the office and stained glass in the stairwell.
The conservatory.
There is an elevator running from the basement floor up to the ground floor and first floor.
Tarmac courtyard
Outside, the old stone buildings include stables, storage and workshop units, with some of these lofted.
There is a rooftop farm clock and weather vane. There are south and east-facing gardens, plus a large, tarmac courtyard which is bounded on two sides by old stone-built stables.
The 13.5ac has approximately 10ac of 15-year-old commercial and native woodland, as well as dozens of mature trees planted in previous centuries.
The property is bordered on the northern side by the old Sligo to Limerick railway line.
This country home will generate interest among farm families, non-farmers, Irish people who have been living and working abroad but who now want to return home to Sligo, and non-nationals interested in living in rural Ireland.
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