Life of seclusion and tranquillity on site of former convent in Blackrock
Cloister Green in Blackrock, Co Dublin, was built on the spreading grounds of the old Carysfort Park Convent of Mercy. Nowadays that’s the site of the UCD Graduate School of Business, where thrusting millennials learn how to keep the world at their feet. The Cloister Green estate itself remains relatively cloistered though, as a short, tree-lined cul-de-sac accessed from Carysfort Avenue. Number 2 Cloister Green overlooks a small grassy common with a shrub border to the front, while a short walk in a northerly direction will get you to Carysfort Park, a handy public amenity with a duck pond, a playground, walkways and mature trees. For further seclusion, Number 2 also has a very pleasant back garden in a modern style, with composite decking, a lawn and raised beds. The garden also has a shed used as a utility room. You reach the garden via a side gate and also through glass double doors in the open-plan kitchen and dining room at the back of the house. The kitchen has an island unit separating it from the dining area, and there are integrated appliances. The other main reception area is a living room at the front of the house, which now communicates directly with the dining room as the double doors have been removed. There’s a ground-floor guest toilet as well, while the main bathroom on the first floor has a bath with an overhead rainfall shower. The four bedrooms are also on this level, including the master bedroom which has built-in wardrobes and an en suite with a power shower. Above all that is a converted attic where there’s one main room with three skylights. There is off street parking for two cars out the front. The total floor area is 1,415 sq ft. Number 2 Cloister Green is for sale for €775,000 with Janet Carroll (01) 288 2020