16-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
On the market: Four period properties in Cork, Cavan and Dublin
Asking price: €950,000
Agent: Savills (021) 427 1371
Constructed in 1850, Knockeven House is a roomy residence extending to 5,059 sq ft.
Set on 1.7 acres of landscaped gardens with views over Cork Harbour, it's a few minutes' walk to Cobh town centre, while a train from the nearby station (300m) will get you to Cork city in 25 minutes.
With three floors over a basement containing several rooms, accommodation includes a living room, dining room, family room, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, study/den, utility room, guest WC, six bedrooms (five en suite) and a main bathroom.
The Church, Farnham Street, Cavan
Asking price: €950,000
Agent: DNG O'Dwyer (049) 854 7622
Dating back to circa 1858, this former Methodist church designed by William Hague is blessed with a host of period features including cut limestone walls, a pitched slate roof, a stained glass feature window to the front and an original bell tower, with the steeple removed in the 1960s.
Next to it is a two-storey manse house built circa 1875. This has a sitting room, living room, kitchen, four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The properties are steps from the main street in Cavan.
The Coach House, Sydenham Villas, Sydenham Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14
Asking price: €795,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 296 1822
With its elegant cut-stone facade, this former 19th-century coach house stands at the end of a quiet laneway accommodating just three private properties.
Two stained glass windows on the landing are a reminder of its heritage, along with two feature arched windows in the living room, which is next to a kitchen/dining room on the ground floor.
Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a bathroom, bringing the total floor area to 1,076 sq ft. Dundrum shopping centre and Balally Luas stops are close by.
5 Cecil Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Asking price: €525,000
Agent: Quillsen (01) 833 5844
This Edwardian era end-of-terrace red brick has lots of period features including polished floorboards, fireplaces and ornate plasterwork, while recent updates have given it a new concrete floor and engineered oak flooring.
On the ground floor, there's a sitting room, dining room, kitchen and conservatory overlooking the back garden.
Upstairs are two bedrooms, an office, bathroom and a converted attic space currently used as a second work space/music studio.
It's a five-minute walk to Clontarf Dart station and 2.5km to the city centre.
