Mansions - historical examples

Squatman

Folks, I came across this on Daft, and thought it was a pretty amazing house/mansion, and if i won the lotto (euromillions) that i would own it.

http://www.daft.ie/sales/newhall-house-newhall-house-ennis-clare/1052701/

It got me thinking that there must be hundreds of houses like this littered across the country, -Moore hall would be another example.

I was wondering if you could, could you post pictures, or links to similar properties (they dont necessarily have to be for sale).

Apologies if this is in the wrong thread

L1011

The Civil War did for a fairly hefty number of these, unfortunately. Tarquin Blakes books deal with those ones fairly comprehensively: http://www.abandonedireland.com/

Lovely Bloke

this is the house i want but the energy rating is putting me !!

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/ashtown-lodge-river-road-castleknock-dublin-15/3165853

johnnyskeleton

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

this is the house i want but the energy rating is putting me !!

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/ashtown-lodge-river-road-castleknock-dublin-15/3165853

Are they including the 30 acres in that price? Surely some developer will nab it up (even if it is more Ashtown than Castleknock)

Jet Black

Not sure about that end of the river road but up the other end is prone to flooding. You might have trouble leaving/getting into your house if it rains too heavy.

I prefer modern myself but this is an instersting property. http://www.daft.ie/sales/netterville-manor-dowth-navan-meath/1042017/

alastair

Belamont House, which sold earlier this year, ticks a lot of the lottery winner boxes - lovely Palladian gaff, nice lands, good outbuildings and gate lodge, not too garish or oversized. You'd have to live in Cootehill though, which might not be the greatest - I know nothing about that neck of the woods. http://www.ganlywalters.ie/584529/Bellamont-Forest-Cootehill-Cavan

Not a mansion, but there's a nice looking listed country house for sale just outside Wexford town, for the price of a modest Dublin semi-d: http://www.daft.ie/sales/glenville-house-glenville-road-wexford-town-wexford/1075760/

cassid

I like this website http://www.formerglory.ie/buyone.html

http://www.nobodyhome.ie/

http://www.abandonedireland.com/

Nothing like have a little nose and envisage what you would do if you had a few spare million

Moonbeam

Jet Black wrote: »

Not sure about that end of the river road but up the other end is prone to flooding. You might have trouble leaving/getting into your house if it rains too heavy.

I prefer modern myself but this is an instersting property. http://www.daft.ie/sales/netterville-manor-dowth-navan-meath/1042017/

oh wow ,that is amazing.

I love looking at the really expensive and huge houses on myhome and daft.

All my lotto fantasies!!

the_syco

Marshfield House, although not a mansion, is a "big house" that was originally built in 1711, and the garden leads onto the River Liffey.

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/marshfield-house-leixlip-county-kildare/2622678

ronan45

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

this is the house i want but the energy rating is putting me !!

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/ashtown-lodge-river-road-castleknock-dublin-15/3165853

Jasus thats been for sale for years, wonder what the hold up is ! Some place... and when you consider a pokey apartment can sell for 400,000 in the city centre it seems good value on the face of it!

whippet

my inlaws have an listed old estate house; they don't live in it anymore but did up until a couple of years back. It is restored and fully functional but just not practical. circa 10,000sqf on a 100 acres with walled garden and original stonework stables.

From talking to them; ownership is a right pain in the ass - anytime something needs to be done the red-tape and cost is almost prohibitive.

We joke about moving in to it for the craic, but the cost to keep it heated alone would be the cost of most peoples annual mortgage!

ronan45

whippet wrote: »

my inlaws have an listed old estate house; they don't live in it anymore but did up until a couple of years back. It is restored and fully functional but just not practical. circa 10,000sqf on a 100 acres with walled garden and original stonework stables.

From talking to them; ownership is a right pain in the ass - anytime something needs to be done the red-tape and cost is almost prohibitive.

We joke about moving in to it for the craic, but the cost to keep it heated alone would be the cost of most peoples annual mortgage!

Suppose you could live in a mansion in principal so, pull up a caravan outside the front door:cool:

Thargor

whippet wrote: »

my inlaws have an listed old estate house; they don't live in it anymore but did up until a couple of years back. It is restored and fully functional but just not practical. circa 10,000sqf on a 100 acres with walled garden and original stonework stables.

From talking to them; ownership is a right pain in the ass - anytime something needs to be done the red-tape and cost is almost prohibitive.

We joke about moving in to it for the craic, but the cost to keep it heated alone would be the cost of most peoples annual mortgage!

Make it your Summer home.

whippet

Thargor wrote: »

Make it your Summer home.

unless you have 6 or 7 kids and an extended family living with you it can be a very lonely type of home.

When her folks did live there at weekend there would always be a good group of us going up and having a bit of craic there but at this stage in life it would be a chore.

Also, you'd need a full time staff to keep the place dusted and hovered !