Dooros, Woodford, Co. Galway, H62WN84

If you’re looking for a secret hideaway home with lots of peace and quiet then look no further. What was once a tiny council cottage has been thoughtfully and meticulously extended and renovated and is now a spacious four bedroom family home standing on one acre of mature and lovingly maintained gardens. Situated on a one acre site in the centre of a field off a quiet country road in rural East Galway this property offers complete privacy with the added bonus of close proximity to a small and relatively unknown public launch area to Lough Derg. A mere 15 minute drive from the busy market town of Portumna there are also two primary schools and a secondary school within a 10 minute drive. The house has had many incarnations. First built circa 1902 as a council cottage it was extended and refurbished in the 1970s with more comprehensive renovations done in 2002 and further improvements done in 2023 and is now a comfortable home with all modern conveniences. With a south westerly aspect the house is connected to mains electricity, to a deep bored well on-site and to a septic tank on-site. Wooden double glazed windows and wireless broadband are installed as is a solid fuel central heating system. Building Energy Rating is E2. The ground floor accommodates a bright entrance hall, a comfortable kitchen / dining room, a large sitting room with a central wood stove and double doors leading to the garden, a bedroom and a bathroom while there are three further bedrooms on the first floor two of which have a beautiful view over the garden. The master bedroom is huge and has a small anteroom which been fitted out as a kitchenette as the current owners rented out rooms for Air B&B. There is also a bathroom on the first floor. ROOM DIMENSIONS Entrance Hall 2.9m x 4.2m Tiled floor, Coat press Kitchen Area 2.4m x 4.6m Tiled wooden floor, Solid fuel stove Living Area 4.5m x 4.2m Tiled wooden floor Bathroom 2.3m x 2.1m Pressure shower, Wood floor Ground floor Bedroom 3.3m x 2.7m Wood floor Sitting Room 6.7m x 4.8m Central wood stove, Wood floor, Garden view, Exposed wooden beams First floor Master Bedroom 7.0m x 4.5m Laminate floor, Garden view Bathroom 2.7m x 4.6m Jack and Jill style Kitchenette 4.7m x 2.3m with wardrobe space Bedroom 3 5.0m x 3.4m Laminate floor, Garden view Bedroom 4 4.9m x 2.6m Laminate floor Right beside the house is a wooden structure that accommodates a garage / workshop, a car port a potting shed, a covered Barbeque area and a small studio apartment with a living area, a bathroom and two small bedrooms overhead ideal for visitors, older children or for use as an Air B&B. Wooden Structure Dimensions Living Space 3.5m x 3.8m Bathroom 1.8m x 2.4m Electric shower Store Room 1.8m x 1.8m First floor Bedroom 1 4.4m x 3.0m Low ceiling First floor Bedroom 2 4.3m x 3.0m this room is accessed via bedroom 1 However, the jewel in the crown of this property is the garden. With a wonderful selection of mature trees, shrubs and flowers, it has everything a gardener would want. There is a glass house with grape vines a fruit net, 5 raised beds, apple, and pear trees, blackcurrant and redcurrant bushes, gooseberries, loganberries and blueberries and even rhubarb. There are two ponds in the garden but the pond liners will need attention. In summer this garden is awash with colour from the incredible display of the magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, fuschias, many different types of roses, hydrangeas and tree peonies with only the song of the birds and the humming of the bees to be heard. This property is truly an oasis. A gardener’s paradise with a comfortable spacious home discreetly located in Ireland’s hidden heartland. Viewing is by appointment only and is highly recommended. Phone Noel Hogan today on 087 2651377 to organise your viewing.