The most epic house i've ever seen in this country

Captain Havoc · 07-02-2011 09:45PM

Bit of a rip off no? :pac:

Tar.Aldarion · 07-02-2011 09:47PM

they are a waste of space, wouldnt even want that much space in each room, pointless. Would rather if there was actually stuff to do in them. There are those house in dalkey that costs 6 mil, the row of houses that descend to the sea?

I've actually driven all over that are taking pictures of the sea and buildings and things, sad indeed

Duckworth_Luas · 07-02-2011 09:47PM

That building is 10 to 15 years old, a monument to the kind of tacky, soulless buildings that were crapped out during the boom. As classy as the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.

bah1011 · 07-02-2011 09:53PM

paddydriver wrote: »

Looks like high maintenance to me.. can you imagine the dust balls blowing all round those tiled floors.

Its up there over 400 days! Just shows how times have changed - 4 years ago some poor sod would have paid €15m for it.... well maybe not poor at the time:p

Im sure if you could afford it you could afford an army of cleaners to ensure there are no dust balls

Sticky_Fingers · 07-02-2011 09:57PM

I could never live in a house like that,it's far too big and flashy, you won't need to go into some of the rooms from one end of the year to the next.
The hall/staircase looks elegant if a little sterile, fine for an old country mansion but misplaced in this footballers wives wet dream.

Killer Pigeon · 07-02-2011 09:57PM

mike65 wrote: »

1.2 acres of land? Terrible value

try 169 arces of rolling lush countryside

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=555635

Oh if only I could have that house. I'd have rich banquets with a string quartet playing on the back porch every Friday evening.

chillywilly · 07-02-2011 09:57PM

I didn't even know there was houses like this in Dublin City! Down from 10 million in 2008!

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=482987

mike65 · 07-02-2011 09:58PM

The most beautiful 'small' big house I've seen on the market and its only a a mile (and a lotto win ) from me.

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=287401

Fran1985 · 07-02-2011 10:03PM

Renting is the way forward gang

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=931660

squod · 07-02-2011 10:03PM

mike65 wrote: »

1.2 acres of land? Terrible value

try 169 arces of rolling lush countryside

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=555635

It's in Wicklow! People from Wicklow live there..... :rolleyes:

Red Hand · 07-02-2011 10:03PM

mike65 wrote: »

1.2 acres of land? Terrible value

try 169 arces of rolling lush countryside

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=555635

mike65 wrote: »

The most beautiful 'small' big house I've seen on the market and its only a a mile (and a lotto win ) from me.

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=287401

I'm picking up a theme here. Were you landed gentry in a former life, mike?:pac:

pragmatic1 · 07-02-2011 10:07PM

mike65 wrote: »

The most beautiful 'small' big house I've seen on the market and its only a a mile (and a lotto win ) from me.

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=287401

That house is the best so far.

PrincessLola · 07-02-2011 10:08PM

chillywilly wrote: »

I didn't even know there was houses like this in Dublin City! Down from 10 million in 2008!

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=482987

That is a beautiful home.. damn if I had 4.5 million to spare...

But the home in OP is tacky tbh. Seems like the kinda place people with children called fiachra would live..

BrianJD · 07-02-2011 10:09PM

the beige..............my eyes :eek:

goat2 · 07-02-2011 10:10PM

brianthebard wrote: »

Never seen that much marble outside of a cathedral.

or graveyard

EverEvolving · 07-02-2011 10:11PM

Fran1985 wrote: »

Renting is the way forward gang

http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=931660

Yep, I could definately slum it there for a bit, fabulous!

Dempo1 · 07-02-2011 10:15PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

...has to be this one.

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=445661

I'm sure that is that wanker David drums house, another wanker Ronan Keating lives in that estate!

brianthebard · 07-02-2011 10:16PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

They're ten a penny in this country, theres only so much land you can use. I couldn't live in a house like that.

Gotta be a townie.:p

wyndhurst · 07-02-2011 10:19PM

I know the owner of the house in the OP. A tacky pile like all his friends. Ken Acker is the guys name.

Dempo1 · 07-02-2011 10:21PM

I'm selling my gaff, just some minor wind damage over the weekend, open to offers! LOL:D

Debthree · 07-02-2011 10:22PM

Fu*kin' hell Ted!

dan185 · 07-02-2011 10:23PM

I think boardsies have crashed daft.ie

The irony of it!

cleremy jarkson · 07-02-2011 10:25PM

A child brought up in the house in the OP would probably end up appreciating nothing, thinking it was normal to live in such a big house.

I see that everybody says it is tacky etc but do you people really think it is only worth 300 grand? These days I'd still hold it's value to be maybe 1.8 million - 2 million. In my opinion, 3.5 million is indeed too much.

There's something haunting or discomforting to me about the idea of living in that house "24 fitzwilliam square".. it's just too grandiose or regal for me.. also makes me think of the days when only 6 out of 20 children born to a mother made it to adulthood!

My name is URL · 07-02-2011 10:26PM

Jesus it looks sterile.. there's not even a curtain to wipe your knob on

ICE HOUSE · 07-02-2011 10:31PM

I cant speak for this country but I worked all over the states for 10 years with different construction crews. Some of the houses ive worked on just beggar belief. Multi multi Millionaires, with more money than sense. There was one place that covered the entire House in Honduras Mohogany floors that cost over $1 million only to cover about 80% of the floors then with Persian carpets and that was just the floors, the whole house was being renovated. Another had a rooftop cinema, rooftop swimming pool, rooftop mini Club with 3 bar areas podium and dj box and that was just the roof. Some of them would put mtv cribs to shame.

Chicken Run · 07-02-2011 10:40PM

Duddy wrote: »

Can you imagine sliding about in socked feet in it:P

that's exactly what I thought when I saw all those shiny floors

sollar · 07-02-2011 10:50PM

A bit of imagination with the flooring and that house really would be spectacular. I didn't see any wood flooring at all or carpet or even a variation of tiling.

cleremy jarkson · 07-02-2011 10:51PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Jesus it looks sterile.. there's not even a curtain to wipe your knob on

Do you think Dermot Desmond acquired the wealth he has today by wiping his knob on curtains? You'll never possess enough money to buy a house like that if you're the type to wipe your knob on the curtains!

Voodoomelon · 07-02-2011 10:57PM

brianthebard wrote: »

Gotta be a townie.:p

Nope!

matrim · 07-02-2011 11:02PM

I just want to know what the "Integrated home automative system." from the first ad is

The most epic house i've ever seen in this country

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