The security system might be designed to keep providers of same out …
Or a porn movie set in the Georgian era.
From a photography perspective, I love that. It'd make a great backdrop for photos.
a bit of tarmac or paving would big difference there
I quite like it. However, what puts me off more than anything is the lack of symmetry between the main house & the pavilion. In line, fine. Adjacent, grand but off set in that fashion, not for me. May feel better if seen in reality but in the photos, nope.
Modern. Based on historic imagery, the "Pavilion" was built sometime between 2006 and 2013 and the main house sometime between 2001 and 2006. The property was a farm before that, and there was previously a smaller house of a different design (built in the late 19th or early 20th century, based on historic OSI map data) located where the "Pavilion" is now.
You can tell from the design that it isn't a historic home, either; the quantity and arrangement of the fenestration are clearly modern and the proportions aren't right for the architectural style it's trying to ape. It makes a better effort and shows more consistency than most early 21st century "McMansions", but it's still not quite right. The inside is pure modern wannabe mansion, lawyer foyer and pointless columns and oversized rooms and all, though the build quality looks to be much better than a true McMansion at least.
Yeah, but so's Cork Prison …
It's a very bad area. Drive by shootings. Whores roaming the streets and the pimps control the whores with crack.
Just catching up with the thread, it's a D1 rating, at least that's what it's saying now.
Lived in a similar house in Dublin, the price is indeed bonkers but that is no surprise. I wouldn't let the BER rating put me off, it was the cosiest house I've ever lived in, mainly due to the tiny footprint. If you put a fire on, or had the heating on for 20 minutes, it was toasty in no time.
Adding new windows is probably the only realistic way off improving the BER rating on such houses. Others will know better but I would never expect to see one of these rated A or B, C probably being the realistic limit for them.
My first reaction reading the blurb was: why focus so much on security? Is there something bad in the area?
The entire property, including its 55 acres, is equipped with a state-of-the-art security system and is continuously monitored to ensure peace of mind. In addition, a professional security firm conducts regular patrols to further enhance the property's safety.
The compound I live on is the same with a state of the art security system and regular patrols by a professional security firm.
The pavilion is weird
To me it looks modern both on the outside and the inside. I would say it was built in the 90's or early 2000's. The owners tried to make it look old but failed. You cant fake old features.
Its overpriced in my opinion as its still needs alot of work especially outside.
Those of you with a keener eye than me might be able to tell…am I right in thinking that this property is a much more modern build than the style suggests? It looks old at first but no year of completion or any other dating on the profile and it is BER-rated A3. A very interesting proposition all the same. This bit in the ad caught my eye too and got me wondering what exactly it is protecting? Maybe from hunters/poachers in the woodland:
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-owenerragh-and-pavilion-castleconor-enniscrone-enniscrone-co-sligo/5881735
looks lovely but why when all the money was spent is this still a BER of E1
Did they photoshop a horse and donkey into photo 18?
The Cavan house, I stopped looking halfway through the pictures. Really doesn't appeal to me in the slightest
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Not the wrong part for me! I'd be happy with a nice quiet lake in my garden rather then the canal. Photos inside are outrageous though!
And definitely overpriced
Wrong part of the Ballyconnell, if it was further up and connected to the Shannon Erne Waterways then you'd have a real proposition. As it is it's overpriced and over promises.
All the money spent on that and it has an E BER, no ensuite off the master bedroom either.
And they are freezing in winter!!!!
Cavan lake house, glorious surroundings and gardens but the interior is totally at odds with the outside? Horrible photography, granted, but even good photography would still leave it looking peculiar.
blame all the bearded hipsters moving in and gentrifying the place 😄
The interiors photos look like they were taken from a hidden camera show.
Great if you have houseguests visiting - everyone parading through the dining room wrapped in a towel after a shower
Lake access and sauna. Dream retirement for me! Obvs inside and gardens need a bit of something.…
https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/clowney-ballyconnell-cavan/4732104
I know. They're dreadful! Overpriced,
