Co Galway: over €700,000 Sherry FitzGerald Kavanagh of Galway is auctioning an interesting Roundstone property in four lots on June 29th next. Ellistrim Farm stands on 17 acres at the foot of Errisbeg Mountain and some of the land runs down to the sea at Gurteen Bay. The setting is spectacular.
Larger than it looks and well presented, the six-bedroom house and around 1.96 acres are expected to fetch €700,000 to €750,0000. The remaining three lots - 6.52 acres with a two-room stone cottage in need of complete refurbishment, 8.35 acres with road and shore frontage and the entire property - will be given guides closer to the auction date.
While the beachfront and Roundstone location will attract well-heeled professionals looking for a holiday home, this is a substantial property which would make an idyllic family base.
There are six bedrooms, two reception rooms, two bathrooms, a utility and a smart kitchen which has recently been re-modelled. Wood units with teak worktops, a Belfast sink and oil-fired Stanley range complement the country cottage look. Dining and sitting rooms are at the back of the house, with unobstructed views of Errisbeg. In the cosy sittingroom, a black Kilkenny fireplace has a cast-iron inset.
Three of the bedrooms are on the ground floor next to the family bathroom and shower room. Upstairs are three more bedrooms, one with toilet en suite and sliding doors to a roof terrace looking out over Gurteen Bay.
Stone walls border the house front and back. The gardens are planted with a profusion of wild and cultivated flowers and shrubs, with apple and cherry trees and soft fruit bushes. There are a number of delightful secret gardens, a duck pond and vegetable plot. Outbuildings include a garage/store, stable and fuel shed. One plot is to the side and rear of the main house. The remaining lands are across the road and run down to the sea at Gurteen Bay.
New owners will acquire Turbury rights to Roundstone Bog and a right of way to the harbour. Sheltered by its shape from the worst of the Atlantic gales, horseshoe-shaped Gurteen Bay is considered one of the finest in the west. Ellistrim Farm is about two miles from the village of Roundstone, 12 miles from Clifden and 50 miles from Galway city.
