7 Castles that cost less than Dublin flats.

131spanner

Didn't see a thread on this so here we go.

7 castles that cost less than Dublin 2-bed flats.

It'd make you feel like buying a castle so you could start waging war on neighbours and similar shít :pac:

Arthur Beesley

How many have moats though?

131spanner

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

How many have moats though?

Dublin flats rarely have moats afaik... :pac:

Rabbo

Now's the time to get on the castle ownership ladder!
Don't be left behind!

Arthur Beesley

Bit of a joke - why pick a 'flat' that costs 550 k? Why not the penthouse that sold in London for 16 million?

Since when is a 'two-bed terraced house' a flat?

Oh, and 'Castle Leake' is not a castle.

Thread and article fail.

Arthur Beesley

131spanner wrote: »

Dublin flats rarely have moats afaik... :pac:

So? If I buy a castle I expect a moat.

Arthur Beesley

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Oh, and 'Castle Leake' is not a castle.

They even admit their mistake themselves:

Fifteenth-century Norman castle, converted into an eight-bedroom house. Sadly the battlements were taken off in the 17th century.

littlelulu

Anyone that would pay that much for an apartment needs to be locked in a dungeon.

Maphisto

Interesting article. I bet they're all pretty cold in the winter - I'd dread the heating bill coming in.

My name is URL

That one in Cork is beautiful

http://www.daft.ie/sales/tower-hill-castle-tower-hill-glounthaune-cork/659858/#img=35

Arthur Beesley

My name is URL wrote: »

That one in Cork is beautiful

http://www.daft.ie/sales/tower-hill-castle-tower-hill-glounthaune-cork/659858/#img=35

Any chance of getting it relocated out of cork though?

anncoates

Pulitzer price alert.

GoldFour4

I'd imagine it would be damn expensive to heat a castle though, and a lot of them look like they need at least some work/renovation done to them.

GoldFour4

My name is URL wrote: »

That one in Cork is beautiful

http://www.daft.ie/sales/tower-hill-castle-tower-hill-glounthaune-cork/659858/#img=35

Yeah it's a lovely looking house alright!

olliesgirl55

Maphisto wrote: »

Interesting article. I bet they're all pretty cold in the winter - I'd dread the heating bill coming in.

I thought it must me murder to heat up in the winter when I first read the thread. Although if I won the lotto I might be tempted to buy the tower castle in Cork.:p

Cienciano

I can't believe that big houses in the arse end of nowhere can be cheaper than small ones in some of the best parts of the capital city. This is groundbreaking stuff from the journalist. This is completely unique to the crazy Dublin property market too.

pajor

My name is URL wrote: »

That one in Cork is beautiful

http://www.daft.ie/sales/tower-hill-castle-tower-hill-glounthaune-cork/659858/#img=35

It can be clearly seen from the main road into Cork from Midleton. Have looked up for a long time and thought I want that place!

Wibbs

Maphisto wrote: »

Interesting article. I bet they're all pretty cold in the winter - I'd dread the heating bill coming in.

Yes and no. A cousin of mine owned one out wesht. 13/14th century Norman keep. Heating wasn't a problem. Remember they have incredibly thick walls and tiny windows and often low ceilings, so once the heat builds up it tends to linger. If you decided to modernise one and forego the bare stone look on the interior and stuck even the barest insulation on the walls a struck match would probably heat a room. I'd reckon they'd be a lot easier and cheaper to heat than say a large Georgian manor house.

I'd love one TBH. Though I'd avoid the mock medieval interior design vibe. I'd modernise. You'd get plenty of exercise with the stairs mind you.

donegal__road

Cienciano wrote: »

I can't believe that big houses in the arse end of nowhere can be cheaper than small ones in some of the best parts of the capital city. This is groundbreaking stuff from the journalist. This is completely unique to the crazy Dublin property market too.

Ardee is only up the road.

Tail Docker

donegal__road wrote: »

Ardee is only up the road.

Ardee is in another universe.

Antar Bolaeisk

Do the castles come with their own Peasants/Livestock/Arable Land?

Sh1tbag OToole

My name is URL wrote: »

That one in Cork is beautiful

http://www.daft.ie/sales/tower-hill-castle-tower-hill-glounthaune-cork/659858/#img=35

I don't like the tacky extension they put on using normal cavity blocks. Looks like a bit of a Celtic Tiger folly to me

kylith

Sh1tbag OToole wrote: »

I don't like the tacky extension they put on using normal cavity blocks. Looks like a bit of a Celtic Tiger folly to me

I know that in the UK, and it could well be the same here, that any additions have to be in a totally different style to the original building, so that could be why it doesn't fit in.

c_man

There should be a journal.ie link warning for those of us on mobiles. Ughh, feck off I don't want your stupid app

donegal__road

Tail Docker wrote: »

Ardee is in another universe.

you are right, it is Beyond the Pale..







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Dyr

ive always wanted a castle