Asking Price:  €370,000

Unique and spacious 200 year old cottage and self-contained apartment, in 6 acres of idyllic woodland and mature gardens, creating a private and tranquil atmosphere.  It has 3 horse stables, a walk-in stable, 4 car bays, plus additional barn space. Front and back gardens include fruit bushes, fruit trees, and flowers.  The woodland has walking paths running through it.

Cottage Information

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Strategically located 2.5 miles from Trim, 20 miles from Dunboyne Railway Station (train to Dublin with car-parking), 30 miles from central Dublin, circa 50 minutes from Dublin Airport, with passing half-hourly/hourly bus services to Trim, Dublin, etc..

Downstairs the main house has a sitting room, kitchen, bathroom, front and back halls, and toilet; upstairs there are three bedrooms, a studio, bathroom, corridor, and storage space. The self-contained apartment consist of a bedroom, kitchen/living room, entrance hall, bathroom, with its own road entrance and car parking, but can be included as part of the main house if desired. The current rental income from the apartment is €400 per month. Both house and apartment are centrally heated, backed up by Aga and Jubilee solid fuel ranges. Total floor area is 2068 sq. ft (192 sq. m).

This house and its woodland are not overlooked, is ideal for a family or anyone with a love of gardening, wildlife, or the outdoors, and is ready for immediate occupation. Schools are close by in Kilbride (primary) and Trim (primary & secondary). The Heritage Town of Trim with its fine Norman castle – location for the film “Brave Heart” – on the banks of the River Boyne, has all necessary services, including shops, restaurants, as well as a fitness centre and swimming pool. The UNESCO World heritage sites of Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth, as well as the Hill of Tara, are all within twenty minutes.

The property is also within 10 minutes of the Boyne and Trimblestown Rivers, both internationally renowned for their salmon, trout, and coarse fishing. Horse riding is catered for by a number of local riding clubs as well as the Meath Foxhounds, the Ballymacad Foxhounds, the Tara Harriers, and the Ward Union Stag Hunt.

Attractive properties such as this don’t often come to the market. It has not changed ownership in the last 45 years, and thus represents a rare and exceptional opportunity for quiet and private country living, while at the same time being close to all amenities and well within daily commuting distance from Dublin.

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