MAYNOOTH €875,000:TOOLESTOWN HOUSE, an elegant period property on seven acres, is likely to have been built as a residence for the manager of one of the county's numerous big estates, according to selling agent Willie Coonan of Coonan Real Estate Alliance.
The house, on the Straffan Road out of Maynooth, 15 miles from the city centre, is quoting a guide price of €875,000. Built in 1760, it is a classic Irish country Georgian House approached via an avenue lined with cherry blossoms, whitebeam and young maples.
The three storey listed residence is clad in Virginia creeper and overlooks a number of paddocks.
The rooms are good sized – with the drawing room and dining room both extending to 4.8m x 4.8m – with shuttered windows and original timber floors in many rooms, plus a striking stairwell that winds up through three floors.
The ground floor has three reception rooms, a large kitchen with feature stone wall, and an office.
There are five bedrooms on the upper floors, one with dressing room, and one with en suite facilities. Some bedrooms have solid timber floors and exposed timber beams, while others have fireplaces.
Outside, an original walled garden is accessed through a decorative iron side gate, giving way to a third of an acre laid out in lawns with fruit trees and a small enclosed terrace.
Suitable for horsey types, the property has two loose boxes.
Toolestown House, Co Kildare
Description: Irish country Georgian House
Agent: Coonan Real Estate Alliance.
