Dublin 6: €1.75mNumber 85 Grove Park, Rathmines, a four-bedroom red-brick terraced house which failed to sell at auction at the beginning of the season, is now back on the market with Douglas Newman Good for sale by private treaty, with an asking price of €1.75 million.

The Victorian street, opening onto the Grand Canal, is almost unchanged from its original form, although its former lodging houses are now mainly private residences.

Backing onto Blackberry Lane where Michael Collins is said to have hidden when on the run, the house has an attractive façade with bay window, part glazed hall door, shining brasses and wrought iron railings.

A short path of faded encaustic tiles leads to two granite steps into the hall.

The 185sq m (2,000sq ft) house has two good reception rooms with white painted cast iron fireplaces and high ceilings along with the polished boards which are a feature of the house.

Two storey in front, the house has a generous three-storey return where the owners have made the most of its south-facing aspect by adding extra windows and converting several little rooms into one big kitchen with French windows leading to a courtyard garden.

An en-suite guest bedroom and a large family bathroom on the two returns above each have two windows, while a small bedroom is tucked into the side.

One of the best rooms in the house is the large main bedroom which runs across the front of the house.

Walls are painted in a soft putty shade and the original fireplace is flanked by two built-in wardrobes. A roomy fourth bedroom looks out on the back.

Grove Park has the advantage of being a quiet street within easy walking distance of town, and the shops, schools and restaurants of Rathmines.