Daydream believer got the home she always wanted as a child - now she's selling it for €975k
WHEN Lawn House came up for sale in 2018, it tapped into Marion's childhood fantasy of always wanting to see inside the door of this mysterious Drimoleague home.
'It was a very special house to me. I had passed it every day as a child, from the age of 10.
'I was never in it, but I could see it from the road. I loved this house. To me, it was very mysterious. You'd never see anyone coming in or out.' So says Marion, the current owner, who bought it with her husband Andrew seven years ago.
A Drimoleague native, she'd spent much of her adult life in the UK and was selling a house in Suffolk when Lawn House, West End, came up for sale.
'We came here during the summer for a viewing with my mother, who lived down the road. She said 'Oh for God's sake, surely you're not going to buy this place?', Marion recalls.
'I said 'I don't think so', but the truth is I knew I was going to buy it as soon as I walked in the door.' It was 'a sad pile' at the time, the couple says. Windows were held together with angle brackets; carpets squelched underfoot; the roof was ready to cave in. Nonetheless they put in a bid in September 2018 and it was accepted.
'We didn't realise how much work we were taking on. We thought we'd get away with not replacing the roof, but when the builders started looking at the joists and rafters, things changed a bit,' sighs Andrew.
In the end, it was a 'huge project'. The couple has a photographic archive of the restoration work they undertook, and there are pictures of a digger in the hallway and bits of debris everywhere. All the floors had to come up, windows were taken out, specialists had to come from Killarney to address the dampness.
'We were lucky that at the very least there was no dry rot,' Andrew says.
In January 2019, the scaffolding went up around the house. The following month the builders moved in. Once the downstairs floors were dug up, underfloor heating was installed, which went a long way towards resolving any damp. New concrete floors were poured and each of 24 windows was replaced.
'We were staying down the road with my mother and we didn't know when the new windows were arriving, but we suspected something was happening when we passed one day in April 2019 and there were vans and people all over the place,' Marion says.
With the building energy rating at Lawn House improving in leaps and bounds, the next step was to insulate the entire house internally. The result of all the energy upgrades will knock your socks off — it's now rated a B1 — warm enough not to put the socks back on.
The couple is very pleased with this level of energy efficiency given the house dates to c1810.
'We think it was built as a single storey home during the Georgian period and that a second storey was added about 100 years later. We think it may have been built for clergy and we know that a doctor rented it for 15 years,' Marion says. Other than that, the history of the house is flimsy, but what they can say with certainty is that it was 'a cold, damp, unloved house when we bought it'.
'The fact is, if it hadn't been remodeled, it could have collapsed by now, because the roof was already bowing when we bought it,' Andrew says.
The couple, who relied on referrals from people living locally to get tradesmen and builders for the project, managed to move in by October 2019 and spent a year doing internal renovations, including spray-painting the entire house white.
They moved the kitchen out of a side room down the hallway into one of the two front reception rooms that look down over the long front driveway.
It's a striking blend of period features and minimalist modern kitchen units under a towering ceiling with centre rose and coving.
The inbuilt sparkle of a large, quartz-topped island glints in the bright natural light that floods through the double-aspect windows.
A Qettle tap provides instant hot water and a six-ring Rangemaster is ideal for entertaining.
The original spectacular fanlight design remains in place at Lawn House, over an eye-catching, deep blue front door, but the original hallway tiles are long gone.
'It was such a dark house that I wanted something light,' Marion says. The tiles she put down bring a crisp brightness to the space. Floors in the two front reception rooms are engineered oak. Both are double aspect, high-ceiling rooms, with garden views everywhere you look.
Kitchen
Reception room
Further down the hallway, the former kitchen is now a big, bright utility/pantry.
Utility
Stored away behind cupboard doors are the nuts and bolts of the sophisticated air to water heating system – where a drying rack does the job of airing clothes.
Past the graceful staircase, through stunning fanlit double doors, is the 'garden room' added in the 70s or 80s, with access to a lengthy timber deck that Andrew built.
Garden room was added in '70s/'80s
It faces south.
South facing deck
There's a high grade downstairs shower-room too, and across the hallway, a large family room.
Reception room
Overhead, at the top of the staircase, a large landing has scope for seating.
Landing
Each of the four bedrooms off the landing is a double, each has an en suite.
Double aspect bedrooms
Down a few steps, on a half landing, is a home office/study and a walk-in wardrobe. The couple points out that these two rooms could be converted to another bedroom en suite, particularly if new owners were interested in running an Airbnb, which the house and 5.3 acres of grounds (meadow, woodlands and lawn) could certainly accommodate.
They carried out a good deal of work in the grounds too, removing trees that had self-seeded over the years. 'There were so many trees when we bought it, that you could no longer see the house from the road,' Marion says.
They removed a few that would have posed danger in the event of a storm and a few that were negatively affecting drainage. There's still a good deal of woodland left, running around the site periphery and dotted about the beautiful lawns. The River Ruagagh runs through the property close to the northern boundary, and it's all quite dreamy and idyllic.
You'd never guess Main St, Drimoleague was at the bottom of the drive. Having invested vast sums of money to restore and renovate the house that sparked the imagination of 10-year-old Marion, the couple is now selling up, with plans to downsize. Catherine McAuliffe of Savills is handling the sale and she says it's a unique opportunity 'to acquire a beautifully restored period country home where the grounds are entirely private'.
She's already had an enquiry from the US and expects to hear more from overseas, including from Germany and from ex-pats, probably originally from the West Cork area.
'Or there could be local interest, from someone like Marion,' the agent says.
Ms McAuliffe says she expects it to be a fulltime residence.
'It's that kind of house, it needs people living in it,' she says. The guide price for the 315 sq m property is €975,000.
Drimoleague village is located between Bantry, Skibbereen, and Dunmanway and is a 70 minute drive from Cork city.
VERDICT: The next owners will reap the benefits of a skillfully restored, warm, elegant home in a tremendous setting. Shows what can be achieved when a childhood fantasy is realised.
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Daydream believer got the home she always wanted as a child - now she's selling it for €975k
WHEN Lawn House came up for sale in 2018, it tapped into Marion's childhood fantasy of always wanting to see inside the door of this mysterious Drimoleague home. 'It was a very special house to me. I had passed it every day as a child, from the age of 10. 'I was never in it, but I could see it from the road. I loved this house. To me, it was very mysterious. You'd never see anyone coming in or out.' So says Marion, the current owner, who bought it with her husband Andrew seven years ago. A Drimoleague native, she'd spent much of her adult life in the UK and was selling a house in Suffolk when Lawn House, West End, came up for sale. 'We came here during the summer for a viewing with my mother, who lived down the road. She said 'Oh for God's sake, surely you're not going to buy this place?', Marion recalls. 'I said 'I don't think so', but the truth is I knew I was going to buy it as soon as I walked in the door.' It was 'a sad pile' at the time, the couple says. Windows were held together with angle brackets; carpets squelched underfoot; the roof was ready to cave in. Nonetheless they put in a bid in September 2018 and it was accepted. 'We didn't realise how much work we were taking on. We thought we'd get away with not replacing the roof, but when the builders started looking at the joists and rafters, things changed a bit,' sighs Andrew. In the end, it was a 'huge project'. The couple has a photographic archive of the restoration work they undertook, and there are pictures of a digger in the hallway and bits of debris everywhere. All the floors had to come up, windows were taken out, specialists had to come from Killarney to address the dampness. 'We were lucky that at the very least there was no dry rot,' Andrew says. In January 2019, the scaffolding went up around the house. The following month the builders moved in. Once the downstairs floors were dug up, underfloor heating was installed, which went a long way towards resolving any damp. New concrete floors were poured and each of 24 windows was replaced. 'We were staying down the road with my mother and we didn't know when the new windows were arriving, but we suspected something was happening when we passed one day in April 2019 and there were vans and people all over the place,' Marion says. With the building energy rating at Lawn House improving in leaps and bounds, the next step was to insulate the entire house internally. The result of all the energy upgrades will knock your socks off — it's now rated a B1 — warm enough not to put the socks back on. The couple is very pleased with this level of energy efficiency given the house dates to c1810. 'We think it was built as a single storey home during the Georgian period and that a second storey was added about 100 years later. We think it may have been built for clergy and we know that a doctor rented it for 15 years,' Marion says. Other than that, the history of the house is flimsy, but what they can say with certainty is that it was 'a cold, damp, unloved house when we bought it'. 'The fact is, if it hadn't been remodeled, it could have collapsed by now, because the roof was already bowing when we bought it,' Andrew says. The couple, who relied on referrals from people living locally to get tradesmen and builders for the project, managed to move in by October 2019 and spent a year doing internal renovations, including spray-painting the entire house white. They moved the kitchen out of a side room down the hallway into one of the two front reception rooms that look down over the long front driveway. It's a striking blend of period features and minimalist modern kitchen units under a towering ceiling with centre rose and coving. The inbuilt sparkle of a large, quartz-topped island glints in the bright natural light that floods through the double-aspect windows. A Qettle tap provides instant hot water and a six-ring Rangemaster is ideal for entertaining. The original spectacular fanlight design remains in place at Lawn House, over an eye-catching, deep blue front door, but the original hallway tiles are long gone. 'It was such a dark house that I wanted something light,' Marion says. The tiles she put down bring a crisp brightness to the space. Floors in the two front reception rooms are engineered oak. Both are double aspect, high-ceiling rooms, with garden views everywhere you look. Kitchen Reception room Further down the hallway, the former kitchen is now a big, bright utility/pantry. Utility Stored away behind cupboard doors are the nuts and bolts of the sophisticated air to water heating system – where a drying rack does the job of airing clothes. Past the graceful staircase, through stunning fanlit double doors, is the 'garden room' added in the 70s or 80s, with access to a lengthy timber deck that Andrew built. Garden room was added in '70s/'80s It faces south. South facing deck There's a high grade downstairs shower-room too, and across the hallway, a large family room. Reception room Overhead, at the top of the staircase, a large landing has scope for seating. Landing Each of the four bedrooms off the landing is a double, each has an en suite. Double aspect bedrooms Down a few steps, on a half landing, is a home office/study and a walk-in wardrobe. The couple points out that these two rooms could be converted to another bedroom en suite, particularly if new owners were interested in running an Airbnb, which the house and 5.3 acres of grounds (meadow, woodlands and lawn) could certainly accommodate. They carried out a good deal of work in the grounds too, removing trees that had self-seeded over the years. 'There were so many trees when we bought it, that you could no longer see the house from the road,' Marion says. They removed a few that would have posed danger in the event of a storm and a few that were negatively affecting drainage. There's still a good deal of woodland left, running around the site periphery and dotted about the beautiful lawns. The River Ruagagh runs through the property close to the northern boundary, and it's all quite dreamy and idyllic. You'd never guess Main St, Drimoleague was at the bottom of the drive. Having invested vast sums of money to restore and renovate the house that sparked the imagination of 10-year-old Marion, the couple is now selling up, with plans to downsize. Catherine McAuliffe of Savills is handling the sale and she says it's a unique opportunity 'to acquire a beautifully restored period country home where the grounds are entirely private'. She's already had an enquiry from the US and expects to hear more from overseas, including from Germany and from ex-pats, probably originally from the West Cork area. 'Or there could be local interest, from someone like Marion,' the agent says. Ms McAuliffe says she expects it to be a fulltime residence. 'It's that kind of house, it needs people living in it,' she says. The guide price for the 315 sq m property is €975,000. Drimoleague village is located between Bantry, Skibbereen, and Dunmanway and is a 70 minute drive from Cork city. VERDICT: The next owners will reap the benefits of a skillfully restored, warm, elegant home in a tremendous setting. Shows what can be achieved when a childhood fantasy is realised.
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Entrancing entrance Around the same time as Woodview was built on its sloping site, 100 metres under the landmark spire of St Mary's, it was being joined by other substantial homes for Cork's gentry and merchant classes, such as Lota Lodge — now the Vienna Woods Hotel — Lauristan, Glanmire House (now Colaiste an Phiarsaigh) and Janeville, now Glenmervyn House with its trio of nearby old, latticed windowed almshouses. So, we are talking deep roots and good company for Woodview House, still a private residence unlike some of the aforementioned other period compatriots which have had to go work for their living. Woodview House has been a very private family home for the past 30 years, coming for sale now as the professional couple who'd worked in the Cork city and who reared a family here prepare to right-size. They are selling with a move in mind and in charge of the sale is Michael Downey of ERA Downey McCarthy, who guides from €1.45m. In terms of quality, accommodation, finish, features and feel, as well as its stand-out gardens, privacy and security, it's possibly the best Cork family house offer of the year. It's going to top the wish-list of local and wider Cork hinterland families of means looking to trade up to a prize property, as well as to relocators who'd be picking up a substantial yet manageable period home of stand-out quality. The vendors Edel and Gerard O'Connor bought at auction 30 year ago, when it had been the home of the O'Gorman family of famed hat makers since 1901 in Cork and Shandon, a niche business now in third generation of O'Gorman family hands. Woodview House's own 'crowning' glory is a magnificent copper beech tree on the gravel apron in front of the house's asymmetrical façade: Gerard O'Connor reckon it's about as old as the house itself, certainly dating to the 19th century, with its girth supporting the belief, while he says it's in such good health because it has had the occasional, judicious care of a tree surgeon to prolong its longevity. Copper beech beauty roots home to previous centuries The O'Connors are now passing on Woodview House too in possibly the best shape it has ever been, with commensurate gardens of 0.6 of an acre, after a series of upgrades, and period-appropriate extensions by O'Shea Builders, overseen by Edel, with an architect's input at the time and personal, knowing care and décor upgrades and enhancements ever since to the gleaming c 3,300 sq ft home. Most notable addition was the current gable sunroom, some 20' by 11' with hand-painted floral detailing on the ceiling, overlooking the grounds, along with a rear enlarged kitchen/dining/living room, some 32' by 17'. Sunroom This 'heart of the house' multi-use area, great for entertaining, has a raised glazed roof lantern in a part-vaulted ceiling with repousse metal leaf chandelier, large island/breakfast bar with underset microwave, there's a broad, black Aga range, and a wide ceramic Belfast sink, with square bay window plus glazed door access to very sheltered courtyard garden, with sunken pond and water feature. While there's some formal grandeur (yet, not too imposing or overly grand) to the front, where main reception rooms plus the hall have very fine fireplaces (including in the reception hall) there's a very considered rear run of rooms off a long corridor with glass roof: this yields access to a superb pantry with shelving and wraparound chunky timber counter tops; a cloakroom; a guest bathroom with power shower, and a ground floor bedroom (ideal for guests, done originally for an older family member.) 'Good' rooms are to the front, meanwhile, including a drawing room with coved ceilings and access to the sun room, fine white marble fireplace and bay window, left of the hall. Across is a lounge with a deep bay window, unfussy coved ceiling and white marble chimneypiece, with inset wood-burning stove. One of Woodview's most elegant features is a distinctive cantilevered staircase, up to a bifurcated split, with a double aspect master bedroom to the left, complete with fully shelved and railed dressing room/walk-in robes and large en suite private bathroom with shower. Main suite off split landing via graceful cantilevered stairs Views from this double aspect bedroom suite are over gardens to dense woodland across the valley on the Dunkettle facing hillside, as well as down into Glanmire's entry point by the Glashaboy estuary to 'old' Glanmire at the foot of Church Hill. Across on this wide home's 'other' wing are three further bedrooms, all equally immaculate with filled bookshelves and varied but ever-verdant views, along with a main family bathroom with separate bath and shower, and marble sink surround. There's an overall internal calm and serenity, plus high comfort factor (windows are all double glazed sliding sashes in painted hardwood frames) as well as the certainty that this has been well conceived and cared for over three decades (Edel gets given all the credit for this by the family.) Externally, credit is given to the landscape designers Ned Kirby and Cork's legendary Brian Cross. Their work here, over more than a quarter of a century, plus professional visiting gardening maintenance men to keep up the exacting standards over the entire e0.6 acre of planted grounds, result in the presentation seen today, very much the complete prized property package for those with a certain wherewithal, or bank withdrawal capacity. Specimen trees and plants abound, in full and robust health: you know someone who knows their business has overseen it all, and includes the previous mentioned copper beech, lime trees, flowering Cherry tree, Cornish controversa 'Variegata' / Wedding Cake tree (a perennial Brian Cross favourite), and mixes including Japanese maples and silver birches and ironwood or Chinese parrotia for blazes of autumn colour. Woodview is very much a private remove and world away from day-to-day stresses: if next owners have to work for a living, and can remote work, there's an option to hand with a high-quality home office with architectural elan, behind sliding timber doors and glass curtain walling by the main entrance: alongside are two othe good-sized store rooms, for bikes, golf bags and garden gear. Home office and store rooms behind stout cedar doors: they are set between two sets of electric access gates for privacy That office and stores set-up (with parking) is sort of set in a lower courtyard on Woodview House's mature and well-screened grounds, bookended by not just one but two sets of electric gates, so access to visitors/clients can be controlled to work areas, whilst the family home beyond the next, higher-up gates, retains its serene privacy with secure side gate too in the high stone boundary wall to Church Hill itself for easy yet code guarded pedestrian access. ERA Downey McCarthy's offer from €1.45m comes just after as sale terms are agreed on Glanmire Poulacurry House, a c 300 year old original (now needing updating) of 5,500 sq ft above Glanmire and on very extensive gardens of c five acres, likely to be selling in the c €1.6m+ price bracket, having gone to market back in June 2023 with a €1.75m guide. ERA agent, Michael Downey says the 1830s Woodview House is even closer to everyday amenities and conveniences, with ongoing public cycle and walkway improvements to Glanmire and that this family home 'is very special, it has been tastefully and sensitively extended and renovated, and now provides the height of luxury and comfort one comes to expect from a modern home.' VERDICT: Tasteful mix of curated classic and contemporary features , in a home with great bones and more than skin-deep beauty. One to watch…....
