House for sale in Ballybrada House, Ballybrada House, Cahir, Co. Tipperary - 5 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms

  • Asking price of £4,066,500 (€5,000,000)
  • House
  • 5 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms

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Ballybrada House is approached by a long avenue which leads from the electric wrought iron gates and is bounded my mature trees with breathtaking views of the Suir Valley and Knockmealdown Mountains. A lovely gate lodge whilst needing refurbishment could be turned into a lovely habitable dwelling. The main house is a beautiful Victorian residence which dates back to 1879. The house sits centrally in an elevated position in the midst of its c.40.5ha(100acres) overlooking the peaceful countryside. The accommodation is bright and spacious with four reception rooms with open fireplaces and large bay windows with stunning views over the gardens and surrounding breathtaking countryside. The first floor has five bedrooms, two with separate dressing rooms, two family bathrooms, access to the guest wing which contains five bedrooms, playroom and a bathroom and a service wing with its own separate stairs. The basement has storage rooms which could be easily converted.

Location

Communications are excellent as Cork airport is 80km and Shannon airport is 85km which are both International airports. Dublin is 175km from Ballybrada House and the road from Dublin to Cork has been significantly improved in the last few years reducing driving time to Dublin and Cork. The lovely historical town of Cahir with the breathtaking Cahir Castle is just 4.8km with its many shops, boutiques, restaurants, schools and churches. The busy town of Clonmel is just 16km with its shopping centre, shops, boutiques, schools and churches.

 

Gardens and grounds

The property has a walled garden to the rear of the courtyard which is home to an orchard with old apple varieties and Mulberry tree. There is a pathway leading from the walled garden to the woodland which contains 50 species of rhododendron, azaleas, ferns and this leads to the River Suir. The mature trees that surround the property include Mammoth trees, Paulownia, Handkerchief tree, Magnolia trees, Camellia trees, Raisin tree, Chilean fire bush, Fringe trees & Fern Elder. The beautiful Horse Chestnut tree has an amazing girth of 6m. The courtyard is a beautiful cut stone in good condition retaining the original arch. This courtyard is suited to many uses and could be converted into living accommodation with its matching staff cottages. Five stables stand in their original condition, tack room, grooms room/studio and feed room. A coach house with three sets of double doors offers ample storage and workshop space and under this coach house and approached from the garden is a gardener’s room with tool house, apple house, farm office, fuel store and potting shed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lands

The land  40.5ha(100acres) comprises of c.24 acres of woodland, c.16acres of gardens and lawns and the remaining c.60 acres good quality arable land suitable for both livestock and tillage and has been organically farmed for the past 25 years. The current owners for 10 years were self sufficient on the land as the land is extremely fertile. To the rear of the property there is a five span shed which houses animals during the winter and a cattle yard with a hay barn. The land is well fenced and offers good drainage. This property could be further developed to an equestrian or leisure facility subject to planning permission.

 

The River

The River Suir which boarders the property, has c.1.2km of single bank fishing rights included in the sale and is well known for it’s stocks of salmon and trout fishing. The Tonogue River and several small streams form an integral part of the estates character.

 

property reference: GWDU999000279