I like the doorknob in pic 14
Top quality EA work there
Lovely house, buy yeah....that kitchen!
That's absolutely stunning. Possibly the nicest home we've seen on here. Wow.
It is certainly a beautiful house, if you had the 3m to buy it then another 1m to furnish it and stock the land, and an ongoing income to pay for staff. I love the way it has been restored and furnished, apart from the kitchen which is an abomination, though even a coat or six of paint on the black would improve it. It appears to be the only dining room and doesn't really live up to the promise of the rest of the house. It would be ok in a city loft conversion or similar. I love the rug in pic 22, its probably a couple of grand's worth of rug all on its own.
Ànd at the other end of the scale, €300K and you too can own a stunning piece of 80s architectural mastery in westside Galway.
You just know this isn't going to be pretty internally...
Is that cupboard in pics 16-17 about to fall off the wall? Wonder how that happened...
Water damage I’d say,
probably plumbing in the loft as roof looks ok, looks like leak went on for a long time.
Jesus for a newish house that is bad. How would you even go about living in there without stripping it completely back to a shell. It would probably be easier to buy a site some where and build from scratch.
Assuming structural timber is ok, and its likely that it would be, remove all ceilings and plaster in the affected rooms, re-slab and plaster, replace (or refit) architraves, skirting, a couple of doors, probably floor in sitting room, check wiring, new kitchen, wc and bathroom. Redecorate. Spend maybe 15-20k on garden/driveway. In today's market probably 100k. End up with a house worth maybe 280k. It would want to go at auction for no more than the asking price though. There is currently one in excellent condition for sale at 330k.
Oh, and a new front door, the red door is the white plastic door, painted red.
Why did I just look at 55 pictures of mould? 🤢
Nice house with an interesting back story
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/bungalow-glen-lough-gleneraugh-carrigart-co-donegal/4085517
Fabulous place, I'd love to live somewhere like that.
That Donegal house is gorgeous.
Although is appears secluded, there are lots of decent bars and restaurants within a fifteen minute drive as well as many fantastic beaches.
Thats a lovely house. The design is so tasteful and timeless. I could easily live there. Its a pity though that the house is surrounded by so many trees - I love trees but it would be lovely to have a good view of the lake from the house. I guess that could be rectified easily though by cutting a few trees ( and getting a bit of firewood for the stove 😉).
This would probably make a decent hotel. Although the newer parts look terrible architecturally in my opinion. But I couldn't see anyone investing in it
https://www.daft.ie/commercial-property-for-sale/demesne-loughglynn-co-roscommon/4083454
There is a large building like that near me that looks similar and someone bought it during the boom so I'd say they massively over paid and I'm sure they had great plans for it but unfortunately it has been idle since they bought it for what must be coming up to nearly 20 years now.
Someone bought it in the late 90s and put in to convert to a hotel, never happened
The developer who owned that one in Roscommon went into Nama. Had it taken from him. Bought it back at a lower price via a friend.
Hasn't sit totally idle either. Last time I was there it had some of the windows replaced, and had been further secured. Last use was as a nursing home run by the nuns.
No chance of it becoming a hotel. No one really wants to stay around there. It doesn't even have lake frontage anymore.
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A brand new hotel opened in Ballaghdereen during the Celtic Tiger, which failed and is now a refugee centre. No one does want to stay around there.
John Boorman's house in Wicklow 2.75m;
Quote;(Independent 2006)
"The Excalibur and Deliverance director criticised Ireland at the preview (a Tiger's Tale) in September for its "new prosperity - and vulgar flaunting of wealth" and its "stunning landscapes - and the plague of ugly bungalows".".
Good man John!
Or Daniel O'Donnell's penthouse at 760k;
It needs a good bit of work. Nice setting but I'm not mad about the house.
Its nice but does need alot of work on the interior. Its looking a bit tired and unloved.
It would be lovely though if restored and redecorated to its former glory.
Seems like a lot of house for the money. New roof, but some suspicious patches on some walls.
Even so, striking distance of Dublin.
Great use of the wide angle lens on pic 8 and 14 - or are those bendy walls why its so cheap?
Bonus point for a creepy demonic face collage in pic 16. Who doesn't want to wake up and see that.
