Co Mayo: €3.5m A lovely old country house in Co Mayo with three guest cottages and a riverside setting is highly suggestive of some kind of tourism venture.

Colliers Jackson-Stops is quoting €3.5 million for Coolcronan House, a five-bedroom property about 3.5 miles from Foxford on the Ballina road.

The owner, who acquired the property five years ago and has renovated it inside and out at great expense, is prepared to sell Coolcronan in lots, subject to negotiation. Nothing has been decided on this subject, however, and it is very much open to discussion with a prospective purchaser.

About 12.38 acres of parkland, frontage onto the River Moy, outbuildings and three self-contained cottages are included in the sale. The five-bedroom main house is substantial, with flagstone and timber floors, marble chimneypieces and fine ceiling plasterwork.

A country-style kitchen has custom-made units with granite tops, Belfast sink, Smeg fridge and an oil-fired Aga. Ancillary rooms for laundry and boots are similarly well fitted out. Victorian tiles are laid in a sunny orangery.

Two three-bedroom cottages and a two-bedroom coach-house are restored, with smart kitchens and en suite main bedrooms.

Native woodland surrounds the formal gardens, which are walled and include flower-strewn pergolas, fountains, lawns and a helicopter pad.