luxury houses with reception room for sale Dublin, Ireland

Commanding a prime position and presented in excellent condition throughout, this magnificent four-bedroom semi-detached family home extending to 180 sq. m. / 1,938 sq. ft. offers a superb blend of space, style and modern convenience. Thoughtfully extended, remodelled and refurbished in 2014, the property has been comprehensively upgraded to an exceptional standard, including a full rewire, replumb, new triple-glazed windows, a beautifully appointed contemporary kitchen and stylish new bathrooms. Combining generous family accommodation with high-quality modern finishes this wonderful home is sure to appeal to discerning buyers seeking a spacious and beautifully presented property. Flooded with natural light thanks to its enviable orientation, this outstanding home offers beautifully proportioned accommodation. The thoughtfully designed layout perfectly balances open-plan living with more intimate reception spaces, creating a home ideally suited to modern family life and entertaining alike. The light-filled accommodation briefly comprises a welcoming entrance hall with excellent storage, leading through to the spectacular triple-aspect open-plan kitchen, living and dining room. This stunning space forms the heart of the home, featuring a bespoke-fitted kitchen with a large central island and extensive glazing that allows natural light to pour in throughout the day while providing a seamless connection to the garden. A generous utility room is conveniently located off the kitchen. To the rear, a spacious family room provides a wonderful additional reception area, while to the front a versatile fourth bedroom offers excellent flexibility, such as guest accommodation, a home office or playroom. A stylish guest WC completes the ground floor. Upstairs, there are three generously proportioned bedrooms, including a superb principal suite with a luxurious en-suite shower room. The remaining bedrooms both benefit from excellent built-in wardrobes and are served by a beautifully appointed family bathroom, finished to an equally high standard. The outdoor space is a particular feature of this wonderful home. The generous wrap around rear and side gardens provide a private, secure and beautiful landscaped setting, ideal for children to play while also offering excellent space for outdoor entertainment. The effortless flow from the kitchen and living area to the patio and garden creates the perfect backdrop for summer barbecues, al fresco dining or simply relaxing in peaceful surroundings.

Occupying a private and beautifully established setting within the prestigious Corke Abbey enclave, Corke Abbey House is a residence of considerable character, scale and distinction. Constructed in 1948, this magnificent family home stands as a testament to the quality craftsmanship and generous proportions synonymous with the post-war period. Set amidst approximately 0.5 of an acre of mature gardens and grounds, this property represents a rare opportunity to acquire an elegant residence where timeless architectural detail seamlessly complements the requirements of modern family living. Approached via a tarmacadam drive providing extensive off-street parking, Corke Abbey House immediately impresses with its sense of arrival and privacy. Mature trees, established planting and well-defined boundaries create a wonderfully secluded environment, while the detached double garage offers excellent storage and presents exciting potential for a variety of future uses, subject to the necessary planning permissions. To the side a substantial patio terrace provides the perfect setting for outdoor entertaining, complemented by a purpose-built garden shed discreetly positioned within the grounds. Internally, Corke Abbey House is a home of exceptional warmth and grandeur. Having been carefully maintained over the years, the property retains many of the beautiful architectural features associated with its era, including magnificent ceiling heights, attractive plasterwork and tiled fireplaces, all of which combine to create a home of remarkable charm, character and authenticity. A welcoming entrance porch leads into a gracious reception hall, where the elegance and scale of the residence are immediately apparent. The cloakroom/guest w.c. is conveniently positioned for visitors, while three elegant reception rooms provide superb versatility for both formal entertaining and relaxed family living. The principal reception room is a sophisticated drawing room of impressive proportions, ideal for entertaining on a grand scale. A second reception room is laid out as a dining room, while a third reception room offers exceptional flexibility and would be equally suited as a library, media room or children's playroom. At the heart of the home lies the kitchen/breakfast room, a wonderfully social space. Supporting accommodation to the kitchen/breakfast room includes a spacious utility room, practical boot room and inner lobby, ensuring the home functions as effortlessly as it impresses. A gracious staircase ascends to the upper floor accommodation, where seven generously proportioned bedrooms provide extensive family and guest accommodation. The magnificent principal bedroom serves as a peaceful sanctuary and benefits from an en-suite bathroom. The remaining six bedrooms are all well-appointed rooms of excellent proportions, offering flexibility to accommodate growing families, guests, home-working requirements or recreational space. A well-positioned family bathroom completes the accommodation at this level. The mature gardens and grounds are undoubtedly among the property's most compelling attributes. Extending to approximately 0.5 of an acre, the grounds enjoy a wonderful sense of privacy and seclusion, framed by mature trees, established planting and long-standing boundaries. The expansive tarmacadam driveway provides excellent parking for numerous vehicles and leads to the detached double garage. The gardens offer an exceptional balance of formal and informal outdoor living spaces, including a generous patio ideally suited to al fresco dining, summer entertaining and enjoying the tranquillity of this remarkable setting.

Glendaars House is an extremely pleasant early 20th-century country house, which benefits from significant upgrading and extending in recent years to present a comfortable 5-bedroom home with a separate 1-bedroom annexe apartment. 5269 square feet or 490 square metres. Set within circa 4.6-acres (1.86-hectares) of grounds, the gardens are tremendous and with mature trees, shrubs and hedging are extremely private and tranquil. In addition to the original stables there is a well laid-out barn stabling complex with a turn-out area, a post-and-railed arena, paddock grazing and the benefit of access from a second entrance. The Dublin mountains framing the view below the grazing paddocks. Enjoying a rich and interesting historic provenance Glendaars House dates to circa 1924, when it was first inhabited by Colonel James (Jim) Slattery who was one of Michael Collin’s close confidantes in the Free State Army. One of the ‘Twelve Apostles’ his alias was ‘The One-Handed Assassin’, a hand being lost in military action. Later, Glendaars House was home to Ann Smurfit, who added the drawing room and family room. More recently, circa 2006, Glendaars House benefited from significant upgrading and extension works that remodelled the accommodation layout to provide four-bedroom suites, ample natural light and modern comfort. The guest apartment is independently accessed and has a large open plan kitchen with dining and living spaces, a bedroom and shower room. Adjacent is a large 2 door garage. A majestic laurel arch entrance with electric security gates leads to a gravelled forecourt in front of the house. A generous reception hall has a chequered tiled floor and cast iron fireplace with an open fire. The family room is dual aspect and has a distinctive exposed beam ceiling, large timber fireplace with an open fire and a large south-west facing bay window. It leads into the study, again dual aspect and with a large bay window, open fireplace, double French doors to outside and linking to the kitchen. The dining room has timber fireplace with an open fire and links to a large games or party room. Spacious it enjoys a triple aspect with large double French doors to a garden terrace, an open fireplace, exposed beamed ceiling and three bay windows. It is an extremely versatile space. The kitchen also enjoys a triple aspect and is a generous open plan living space with kitchen, living and dining spaces. It too has exposed ceiling beams, a fireplace with a wood stove and large double French doors to a garden patio terrace. Upstairs there is a wonderful master bedroom suite, four further bedrooms suites, a fifth bedroom and a family bathroom. The master suite has a large dual aspect bedroom, an ensuite bathroom with fitted bath and separate shower and a generous walk-in closet and eaves store. The second bedroom suite has an open fireplace, a dressing room and ensuite shower room, while bedrooms suites three and four each have ensuite shower rooms. The fifth bedroom is nearby to the family bathroom, itself positioned just off the stair landing. The gardens are extremely pleasant with well-placed south and west facing patio terraces linking easily to the house. A children’s play area within a stand of grand old cedar trees is magical and well sheltered. Mature shrubs and trees throughout the gardens ensure rich seasonal colour and include a distinctive red maple tree, oak, chestnut, sycamore, roan, silver birch, cherry blossoms, weeping willow trees and an apple orchard. Mature hedges ensure great shelter and privacy. Box hedging frames manicured lawns. The location is highly desirable, easily commutable to Dublin city and its international airport (a circa 35-minute drive), yet remarkably extremely tranquil and quiet. Naas town and Sallins (train station) are less than a 10-minute drive, the K-Club just a 5-minute drive and Maynooth town Quintessential country living, yet easy access to bustling urban centres.