Gorey Guardian

Town centre Georgian house up for auction

- By ESTHER HAYDEN

A DETACHED Georgian home in the middle of Enniscorth­y will go under the hammer in July.

The Manor House, Millpark Road, Enniscorth­y is being brought to the market by Michael O’Leary of Sherry Fitzgerald O’Leary Kinsella who is selling the property at auction in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorth­y on July 13.

The property comes to the market with a guide price of €395,000.

The detached three bay two storey Georigan home was built in arouind 1875 and is exceptiona­lly well located on the corner of one of Enniscorth­y’s most prestigiou­s roads and just a gentle stroll from the town centre

The property is perfectly positioned within the confines of walled in garden/ courtyard offering total seclusion and privacy and comes to the market with both a small dormer cottage within the grounds and a roadside mews. Entry to the property is by means of pedestrian gateway and a gated arched entrance for motor vehicles.

The main residence is in need of restoratio­n and refurbishm­ent but on completion would make a superb family home according to Mr O’Leary. The dormer cottage is also in need of renovation but the roadside mews is ready for occupation.

Internally the main house is laid out over 2 floors with single storey annex to rear, offering bright and spacious accommodat­ion, retaining many period features such as high ceilings, gracious room proportion­s, sash windows and decorative cornicing.

The ground floor has a sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility and pantry while there are five spacious bedrooms on the first floor, some with small ornate fireplaces.

Outside is a small but delightful secluded rockery style garden set out in meandering stone and gravel pathways with an abundance of shrubbery and small trees as well as an enclosed courtyard which includes a dormer style cottage also in need of renovation.

The auction takes place in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorth­y on July 15, at 3pm.

 ??  ?? Manor House, Millpark Road, Enniscorth­y.
Manor House, Millpark Road, Enniscorth­y.

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