High up on Killiney Road, at its intersection with Killiney Grove, sit three flat-roofed art deco houses.
Having been extended by its previous owner, Iniscealtra, the third house, is now a five-bedroom, detached residence that runs to a sizeable 357sq m/3,842sq feet across two floors.
It sits on an acre of ground with a huge south-facing garden that kids will love and has both an entrance and exit, complete with electric gates.
The lawned space is bounded by very mature trees, including an ancient eucalyptus, and runs more than 34m long. Extending to 24m wide, it also includes a secret green space to its rear, hidden from view and accessed through a white picket door. With trees and a swing, this 1,900sq m space is accessible only to the neighbours that bound it and, for a generation of heavily-monitored children, offers a tiny slice of the freedom that most of their parents enjoyed, safe within a confined space. In the ever-developing south Dublin outer suburbs this is a rare thing.
The 1930s house was designed for home entertaining and has a lovely flow to its layout. It opens into a large hall where there is a welcoming gas fire. To the left is a very well-appointed study whose only downside is that it also boasts distracting sea views, and a sitting room, where teens will naturally congregate, warmed by a stove set into a granite block surround and a tiled inset.
On the other side of the hall there is a formal dining room which leads through to a sun-filled living room that overlooks the garden.
Glass double doors lead through from both hall and dining room to the large eat-in kitchen, which is to the back of the property. A periwinkle-blue gas-fuelled Aga has pride of place in its large L-shaped run of units, which has an island at its centre. It opens out to a flagstone patio and on to the garden.
There are more sea views from the large box window in the stairwell, where you might like to curl up with a book. But a better reading spot can be found on the spacious landing, where a sofa faces the maritime vista. You could while away a lot of time watching the ships sail past in the distance.
Five double bedrooms lead off this large space. All have large windows throughout, washing them in light. Three have en suite bathrooms.
Originally the main bedroom ran the depth of the property but the current owners divided it into two and these share a Jack and Jill bathroom. You can see the sea from the two rooms.
The property includes a garage previously used as a boat house. Extending to 40sq m (the size of a decent one-bedroom apartment), this would make a lovely annex for anyone looking to add a granny flat or indeed a medical or treatment rooms.
When the current owners bought it over a decade ago, they replaced the roof, installed new windows, 21 in total, and insulated the exterior throughout. The Ber is B3.
The house is seeking €1.95 million through Hunters Estate Agents.
