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Lyre House, Aughadown, Skibbereen, Co Cork, P81PX40
€745,000
5 Bed
3 Bath
234 m²
Detached
Description
- Sale Type: For Sale by Private Treaty
- Overall Floor Area: 234 m²
Lyre House, is a period 4 / 5 bedroom, West Cork style farmhouse set on 2 acres of grounds approximately and enjoys a sheltered sunny aspect. The property is located midway between the market town of Skibbereen and the vibrant village of Ballydehob.
The property is positioned in a peaceful, private, rural setting and is approached via a long driveway that leads to the parking area and the charming courtyard, that is laid out in a feature cobble stone pathway and flower beds.
The farmhouse has been carefully renovated, extended and restored to maximise the light and ambience, whilst maintaining the unique original features.
Accommodation:
The accommodation in this period house of character includes;
Ground Floor:
Entrance corridor, sitting room with a Charnwood wood-burning stove and door leading to the garden, study with open fireplace, a spacious office/fifth bedroom, kitchen / dining room with an oil-fired AGA, vaulted wooden beamed ceiling with a long lantern roof window and a half door leading to the courtyard. Other rooms on the ground floor include the utility room with Belfast sink and a solar panel adaptable boiler, guest wc and a spacious light room with its own door access. This could be used as a studio, office or alternative therapy room.
First Floor:
Master bedroom includes dressing room with ensuite and French doors leading to a large balcony with stunning views of Roaring Water Bay and the surrounding countryside. There are a further 3 bedrooms, and a family bathroom. The main guest room has a door opening on to old stone steps leading to the garden.
Garage, Workshops and Stores:
There are various traditional stone outbuildings which surround a sun filled courtyard. There is an additional fully shelved storage room beneath the balcony. At the entrance to the property is another stone building which could be used as a garage or boathouse.
The grounds of Lyre House extend to over 2 acres approximately and are laid out in lawns, a meadow ideal for grazing, formal gardens, vegetable garden and orchard. The use of various specimen trees and shrubs helps to create an oasis of calm and tranquillity in this exceptional West Cork location.
The property combines an exceptional house and 2 acres of gardens, set in an area of exceptional beauty and located within some of West Cork's finest scenery, whilst the famed coastline known as Roaring Water Bay and Carbery's Hundred Isles can be accessed from a number of piers and slipways within a few minutes drive of Lyre House.
The services include private water supply, oil fired central heating, 2 oven oil fired AGA, underfloor heating and Broadband.
Skibbereen is a market town on the ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ and is the centre of a collection of sea front villages that all add to the unique lifestyle of this area of West Cork.
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School Name | Kilcoe National School | Distance | 3.1km | Pupils | 23 |
School Name | Lisheen National School | Distance | 4.7km | Pupils | 58 |
School Name | St Patrick's Boys' National School | Distance | 6.5km | Pupils | 233 |
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School Name | St Joseph's Skibbereen | Distance | 6.5km | Pupils | 196 |
School Name | Gaelscoil Dr M Ui Shuilleabhain | Distance | 6.6km | Pupils | 76 |
School Name | Abbeystrewry National School | Distance | 7.0km | Pupils | 134 |
School Name | Caheragh National School | Distance | 7.0km | Pupils | 66 |
School Name | Dreeny National School | Distance | 7.0km | Pupils | 28 |
School Name | Ballydehob National School | Distance | 7.7km | Pupils | 85 |
School Name | Rath National School | Distance | 8.1km | Pupils | 126 |
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School Name | Skibbereen Community School | Distance | 6.8km | Pupils | 908 |
School Name | Colaiste Pobail Bheanntraí | Distance | 13.2km | Pupils | 710 |
School Name | Schull Community College | Distance | 14.7km | Pupils | 376 |
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School Name | Mount St Michael | Distance | 22.4km | Pupils | 344 |
School Name | Maria Immaculata Community College | Distance | 22.7km | Pupils | 584 |
School Name | Scoil Mhuire | Distance | 31.9km | Pupils | 86 |
School Name | Clonakilty Community College | Distance | 32.5km | Pupils | 661 |
School Name | Sacred Heart Secondary School | Distance | 33.0km | Pupils | 555 |
School Name | Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine | Distance | 38.2km | Pupils | 570 |
School Name | Beara Community School | Distance | 39.9km | Pupils | 309 |
Type | Distance | Stop | Route | Destination | Provider | ||||||
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Type | Bus | Distance | 2.9km | Stop | Aghadown | Route | 270 | Destination | Skibbereen | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 2.9km | Stop | Aghadown | Route | 237 | Destination | Skibbereen | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 2.9km | Stop | Aghadown | Route | 237 | Destination | Cork | Provider | Bus Éireann |
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Type | Bus | Distance | 3.1km | Stop | Kilcoe Church | Route | 270 | Destination | Bantry Via Bandon | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 3.1km | Stop | Kilcoe Church | Route | 270 | Destination | Killarney | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 3.1km | Stop | Kilcoe Church | Route | 237 | Destination | Goleen | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 3.1km | Stop | Kilcoe Church | Route | 237 | Destination | Schull | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 3.2km | Stop | Church Cross | Route | 237 | Destination | Schull | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 3.2km | Stop | Church Cross | Route | 237 | Destination | Goleen | Provider | Bus Éireann |
Type | Bus | Distance | 3.2km | Stop | Church Cross | Route | 270 | Destination | Bantry Via Bandon | Provider | Bus Éireann |
BER Details
BER No: 107354904
Energy Performance Indicator: 307.62 kWh/m2/yr
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