luxury real estate for sale Galway, Ireland

A captivating island home magically positioned in Lough Derg, Ireland’s largest lake, with a private harbour and mainland quay. Nestled within 1.7 acre [0.69 hectare] the grounds are manageable. Accommodation extends to 2,008 square feet [186.5 square metres] in total and includes 3-Bedrooms. Mainland Quay 5-minutes boating. Enjoying an enviable lakefront position on the western reaches of Cameron Island spectacular panoramic views across the lake are pleasantly framed by Oillean Mor island. The Lake House is extremely private and is the only house on Cameron Island, the rest of the circa 100 acre island comprised of native woodland. The arboretum gardens immediately surrounding the house has numerous specimen trees and shrubs, including a ‘Love Tree’ or ‘Judas Tree’, copper beech, a magnificent Red Oak, Japanese maples, a Gingko and specimen pines. Facing west a level lakeside lawn, a Victorian croquet lawn, links easily to the house from two sets of large French doors and leads to the rest of the gardens. Weeping willows, irises and woodland bulbs in the lakeside garden easily rest alongside the harbour lilies and reeds. The habour has a stone pier, electric supply and a storage shed and is a short stroll from the house. Usefully, access to the house from the lake and harbour usually being into a tiled boot hall and utility room on the eastern side of the house. This garden leading on to a ‘Zen Garden’, with the range of Japanese maples and the Gingko. A small Walled Garden is positioned just south of the house and gates at the four cardinal or compass points link it to the rest of the gardens. Divided with mature box hedging planting includes apple, plum and pear trees and there is a splendid Buddleia or Butterfly Bush. Two rare weeping pear trees frame the gate linking to the lakeside garden and harbour. This pleasant, wooded area is underplanted with cyclamen and includes a lily pond, with a fountain, and a very rare Himalayan Contoneaster tree. Whilst the accommodation is compact at approximately 2,008 square feet or 186.5 square metres it feels extremely comfortable, benefiting from large windows capturing good natural light and the superb lake vista. Also, importantly, benefiting from comprehensive refurbishment and upgrading works in 2005. Works including roof re-slating, re-wiring, re-plumbing, installing insulation, floor replacement and installation of a damp-proof-course. Current internal finishes chosen consciously to best manage allergy intolerance, flooring either tiled or with marmoleum. A large east and west facing L-shaped living room occupies a central position in the house and links to the croquet lawn from large double French doors and to the rear garden from the adjacent utility room. The living space has a fireplace with a wood stove and within the fitted kitchen space there is an island. The entire room enjoying spectacular lake views and good natural light. An adjacent utility room has a door to the garden. The living room interconnects to a study, which again is naturally bright and faces west overlooking the lake. It has fitted bookcases and a fireplace with a wood stove. The study provides access to a family bathroom, a boot hall or garden room and the master bedroom suite. Accessed from the eastern side of the house the garden room or boot hall has tiled flooring and is perfect for house access from the harbour or lake itself. There are coat hooks, storage cupboards and the central heating boiler. The bathroom has a fitted bath, wet-room style electric shower, a wash-hand-basin and a WC. The master bedroom is generous and features a fireplace with a wood stove and has a large bay or bow window with double French doors to the croquet lawn. Facing west it enjoys extensive lake views. Two further bedrooms complete the accommodation.

An attractive 300-acre (121 hectare) parkland estate within a well-timbered woodland perimeter and including the most attractive early Georgian Sopwell Hall, built 1745, and the striking Killaleigh Castle, which dates to circa 1590. Sopwell Hall is situated in a triangle of the historic towns of Birr, Roscrea and Nenagh. The nearest small town is Borrisokane, which is some 5 miles or 8 kilometres away. The International airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon are within easy driving distance. The fine Georgian house is privately and centrally positioned deep within mature parkland. Killaleigh Castle, built circa 1590, is now unoccupied but largely intact. The stone outbuildings are of the highest quality and richly augment the house and castle. Built in 1745, to a design attributed to the renowned architect Francis Bindon, Sopwell Hall is imposing yet welcoming and conforms to the best traditions of early Georgian architecture. The house stands three storeys over basement with direct access from the ground and basement levels. The magnificent reception hall, lined with distinctive fluted Doric pilasters and divided by a screen of arches, is spacious and well-proportioned. A morning room, study, drawing room and dining room are each impressive. Displaying the very best features and proportions of fine Georgian architecture each is filled with natural light, has impressive large marble chimneypieces with open fires and ornate cornicing. A feature of the entire house is the abundance of natural light with ample tall and large glazed windows. The broad carved staircase leads to a generously large landing on the first floor. Impressive architecturally, there are six matching scagliola sienna marble columns and a large, perfectly proportioned domed ceiling, with a glazed atrium. There are 5 principal bedrooms and 4 bathrooms on this floor. The Master Bedroom Suite occupies the south-eastern corner. The second floor provides 5 further bedrooms and a bathroom and has a games room and study. The lower ground includes a sitting room, large kitchen, wine cellar, laundry and staff apartment. The Studio is positioned in the adjacent courtyard and comprising some 660 square feet or 61 square metres. The accommodation is grand and beautifully executed, with the principal house comprising some 14,235 square feet or 1,322 square metres and including 5 principal reception rooms and 10 bedrooms. A studio and 4 estate lodges combine to present some 18,342 square feet or 1,704 square metres of possible accommodation in total. The estate is a haven of tranquillity and privacy that is rare in the 21st-century. Positioned at the end of a half-mile drive Sopwell Hall occupies a central position within its own estate and enjoys a panoramic view over the park and woodland. The outer parts of the estate comprising a perimeter woodland belt and creating a great sense of privacy and seclusion. Among the many ancient and specimen trees throughout the estate are some particularly fine Spanish chestnut, a noted ancient beech wood and a rare Siberian crab-apple tree. The woodlands include indigenous oak, beech, ash, larch and spruce. All through the year there is a kaleidoscope of colour throughout the estate. There is, too, much wildlife to be found on the estate. Red squirrels, pine martens, foxes and hares are regularly sighted, and buzzards, owls and falcons can also be found. The Coillte forestry, circa 500 acres, which adjoins the estate provides great amenity for long walks in beautiful surroundings. Of the circa 300 acres or 121.4 hectares within the estate about two-thirds comprise matur e parkland grazing and one-third is in woodland. Whilst being wonderfully secluded the estate is nearby to town amenities and easily accessible, with the M7 motorway accessible some 12.4 miles or 20 kilometres away. Excess€7million. For full sale details or to arrange a viewing please contact David Ashmore on +353 87 251 2909 or [email protected]

An impressive 16th-century Irish castle built by the Gaelic MacEgan Clan circa 1590 and positioned within an attractive well-timbered estate of some 300 acres or 121.4 hectares that also includes the distinguished Sopwell Hall, an early Georgian Irish country house. Killaleigh Castle is situated in a triangle of the historic towns of Birr, Roscrea and Nenagh. The nearest small town is Borrisokane, which is some 5 miles or 8 kilometres away. The International airports at Dublin, Cork and Shannon are within easy driving distance. The castle is unoccupied and whilst in need of complete restoration is largely intact. Comprising some 3,976 square feet or 369 square metres it stands within a walled enclosure that also contains the Bailiff’s House, comprising some 1,480 square feet or 137.5 square metres, and a fine range of cut-stone outbuildings that extend to some 5,812 square feet or 540 square metres of net internal space. Collectively 11,268 square feet or 1,046 square metres of internal space. In 1745 the impressive Sopwell Hall was built on the estate to become the principal and statement house on the estate, the castle then becoming uninhabited. Privately and centrally positioned deep within mature parkland on the estate the design is attributed to the renowned architect Francis Bindon and conforms to the best traditions of early Georgian architecture. The accommodation extends to 14,235 square feet or 1,322 square metres and includes 5 principal reception rooms and 10 bedrooms. A feature of the house is the abundance of natural light with ample tall and large glazed windows. The magnificent reception hall, lined with distinctive fluted Doric pilasters and divided by a screen of arches, is spacious and well-proportioned. A morning room, study, drawing room and dining room are each impressive and feature ornate cornicing and large marble chimneypieces with open fires. The broad carved staircase leads to a generously large landing on the first floor. Impressive architecturally, there are six matching scagliola sienna marble columns and a large, perfectly proportioned domed ceiling, with a glazed atrium. There are 5 principal bedrooms and 4 bathrooms on this floor. The Master Bedroom Suite occupies the south-eastern corner. The second floor provides 5 further bedrooms and a bathroom and has a games room and study. The lower ground floor includes a sitting room, large kitchen, wine cellar, laundry and staff apartment. A studio in the adjacent courtyard comprises some 660 square feet or 61 square metres. There are two gate lodges and a Gardener’s Cottage. The house is a short distance from the castle. Each able to be accessed independently. Perimeter woodland on the estate creates a great sense of privacy and seclusion. Among the many ancient and specimen trees throughout the estate are some particularly fine Spanish chestnut, a noted ancient beech wood and a rare Siberian crab-apple tree. The woodlands include indigenous oak, beech, ash, larch and spruce. All through the year there is a kaleidoscope of colour throughout the estate. There is, too, much wildlife to be found on the estate. Red squirrels, pine martens, foxes and hares are regularly sighted, and buzzards, owls and falcons can also be found. The Coillte forestry, circa 500 acres, which adjoins the estate provides great amenity for long walks in beautiful surroundings. Of the circa 300 acres or 121.4 hectares within the estate about two-thirds comprise mature parkland grazing and one-third is in woodland. Whilst being wonderfully secluded the estate is nearby to town amenities and easily accessible, with the M7 motorway accessible some 12.4 miles or 20 kilometres away. Excess€7million. For full sale details or to arrange a viewing please contact David Ashmore on +353 87 251 2909 or [email protected]

A contemporary bungalow style home enjoying a spectacular coastal position nearby to the picturesque town of Clifden in the west of Ireland. Positioned within the scenic Connemara region with rugged limestone mountains, bogs, heathland and lakes and white sandy beaches, tiny coves, bays and fishing villages and a thriving traditional music scene. Extending to some 11.1 acres or 4.5 hectares Cois na Mara is a magical private resort positioned above a quiet sandy beach and enjoying panoramic coastal views. Built in 1993 and benefiting from a later extension Cois na Mara comprises some 3,697 square feet or 343.5 square metres of accommodation and has 8 bedrooms, all with shower rooms or bathrooms ensuite. Suited for use as a private home Cois na Mara has recently been used for boutique singular family rentals and use in the past has included a restaurant and Bed and Breakfast guesthouse, with the east wing acting as a separate private family apartment. The views from the house are excellent and stretch across the ocean to Crow Island, Inish Turk Island and Turbert Island and along the coastline to the tidal Omey Island, with its large expanse of white sandy beach at low tide. A generous tiled reception hall leads to the bow-fronted family room and an axial hall, which accesses the principal bedrooms, the kitchen and east wing. The family room has uninterrupted ocean views and an open fireplace. It interconnects to a small study and into the large dining room. Facing north, south and west the dining room, like the family room, has excellent ocean views which extend up the coastline to Omey Island and its tidal strand. The kitchen interconnects to the dining room and is currently fitted out for professional cooking with a range of stainless-steel equipment. A separate pantry is plumbed for a washing machine. If open-plan living were desired, it seems possible that the kitchen and dining room spaces could be combined to create a large living space in the ‘Great Room’ style and easily linking with the study and family room. Ladies and Gents washrooms are a legacy from the restaurant use and could be retained or the space repurposed. There are eight-bedroom suites with four having ensuite bathrooms and four having ensuite shower rooms. The largest bedroom has a large bay window affording excellent views out to the ocean and down the coastline to Omey Island and strand. The east wing can be separately accessed from the rear house courtyard and comprises a TV room with open fireplace, a master bedroom ensuite, second bedroom and a bathroom. The detached garage is used as a laundry room and has a freezer room. There is mains water, broadband availability (Lightnet) and a private Puraflow foul drainage septic system. Marram grass covered dunes lead down to the secluded sandy cove and ocean. A boat house requires completion but is ideally positioned nearby to the sea and beach. An inauspicious entrance from the public road leads along a private gravelled laneway to a tarred parking courtyard in front of the house. A separate spur from the laneway leads to the boat house and a right of access to a natural boat ramp access point. Sweeney’s, a combined pub, restaurant, convenience store, post office and petrol station is a 5-minute drive away (1.7 miles or 2.7km) or can be reached from a beach walk. Cleggan fishing village is 3.7 miles or 5.9 km away and has seafood restaurants (Oliver’s and Little Fish), a convenience store, a school, the ferry port to Inishbofin Island and pubs (Joyces and Newman’s). Picturesque Clifden town, nestled between the Twelve Bens mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, is a 22-minute drive (6.5 miles or 10.4 km) by car or boat and has a larger array of facilities and amenities. Knock airport is a 1hr 57-minute drive, Dublin airport 3hrs 26 minutes and Shannon airport 2hrs 19minutes. For additional information, including floorplans and a walk-through video, contact David Ashmore.

A sprawling 55-acre landscape of awe-inspiring natural splendor, the resplendent Knockglass House stands as a timeless embodiment of 18 th century elegance and allure. Nestled within this picturesque expanse, a majestic forest-framed winding road guides you to the property's entrance, unveiling a verdant oasis of open greenery that unfolds before your eyes. On arrival a captivating home extends its warm welcome, offering a tantalizing preview of the marvels that await within. Passing through the stately grand front door, you are ushered into a magnificent entrance hallway, where echoes of history whisper through meticulously restored ceiling coving and intricate touring ceilings overhead. To the left, an expansive drawing room invites you to bask in its inviting embrace, each step a passage through time where heritage seamlessly intertwines with modern comforts. On the right side of the entrance hallway, an equally expansive reception room extends a serene invitation, its panoramic windows offering sweeping views of the rolling lands beyond. Further exploration leads to the practical yet exquisitely styled utility room, with Miele appliances and smart storage solutions. Adjacent to this functional space, a well-appointed study beckons, providing a secluded enclave for focused contemplation and work. The heart of the home unfolds as you traverse the inner hallway, revealing an impeccably designed solid birch ply fitted kitchen adorned with Italian arabescato corchia marble countertops and a classic Belfast sink. The adjoining pantry, boot room, and utility share the same exquisite craftsmanship and quality. A central breakfast island offers an ideal perch to savor the garden's tranquility through expansive glass patio doors. Abundant natural light pours in through two impressive pyramid roof lights, illuminating the space where an electric AGA stands as both a culinary centerpiece and a nod to modern functionality. A delightful surprise awaits in the southwest-facing living room, where a concealed bar emerges from within a cleverly integrated wall cove, adding a touch of sophistication and conviviality to gatherings and entertainment. The ambiance is further elevated by a collection of six fireplaces, four of which are original Georgian masterpieces meticulously restored and integrated throughout the residence, infusing refinement into every nook. Solid oak flooring graces the ground floor, enhanced with underfloor heating for a harmonious blend of classic and contemporary luxury. Ascending to the first floor via hand-carved banister and finials reveals a realm of opulence. The master bedroom, complete with an indulgent dressing room and en-suite bathroom, radiates a sense of lavishness, providing a personal sanctuary to unwind each day. Four additional bedrooms grace this level, three of which boast en-suite bathrooms adorned with exquisite details, including a Cuprosa Copper bath and a free-standing Hampshire cast iron slipper bath. Beyond the main house, a converted self-contained two bedroom barn, featuring its own kitchen, living area, and family bathroom. A cluster of 17 versatile outbuildings serve as storage sheds and stables, hinting at the potential for farming or equestrian pursuits. The walled garden/orchard, adorned with mature hedging and trees, offers an enchanting backdrop for outdoor relaxation and recreation. To the right of the main house, a double-fronted car garage seamlessly combines practicality with aesthetic charm. Meandering along a stone path from here leads to the picturesque river Deel, where fishing rights for salmon and trout await, inviting you to bask in nature's magnificence. Two expansive grass fields beckon for leisurely strolls or recreational pursuits, completing the idyllic outdoor panorama. *Please note some photographs include virtual furnishings