Curragh Haven House is a Georgian-style house built 11 years ago on mature woodland near Adare, Co Limerick. Sothebys and Michael Liston Auctioneers in Newcastle West are joint agents for this 5,500 sq ft, five-bedroom home which is now for sale with a guide price of £600,000.
According to Michael Liston, the property is being offered as either a private residence or, thanks to its size and the fact that it has a swimming-pool, as a commercial proposition with tourism or health farm potential. The house is reached via a long driveway lined on one side by a high, old wall from the Curragh Chase estate and tall trees, and on the other by rolling, landscaped lawns and a very large pond. To the front of the house is a paved terraced area.
Inside, there is a small hall which opens into a larger foyer, painted in deep yellow, and to the right is a 1,000 sq ft reception room. Its most remarkable feature is a purpose-built bar of locally hand-carved mahogany, a theme continued throughout the mahogany panelled room. The house's potential as a leisure facility becomes clear as you move beyond the reception area. There is a sauna, men and women's bathrooms and showers, and the indoor swimming-pool and Jacuzzi. Enclosed by glass on two sides, the swimming-pool area contains ample room for lounge chairs, tables and plants and it looks out on to lawns and trees. Running off the sauna area in a separate space are several storerooms. To the left of the foyer is a drawingroom and diningroom. The kitchen is fitted with extensive oak wood units. Upstairs are five en suite bedrooms. The main bedroom suite, with two bathrooms, faces on to the front lawn, pond and fountain, which is lit at night-time.
Curragh Haven is adjacent to the Curragh Chase estate, the former home of the poet Aubrey de Vere and his family which is now a forest park owned by the State. Of the 11 acres making up the site, five are landscaped lawns and gardens, while the remaining land holds mature woods. The property also contains a stone cottage in need of repair, which was a former ploughman's cabin belonging to the Curragh Chase estate.
