Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

Vlad's house is very nice, perfect garden if you have no kids and are just chilling or having people over. Always was a great area even back in the day, was so close to town. My aunt lived in Lombard Street West surrounded by lots of members of the Jewish community. We occasionally did their shopping for them on the Sabbath as they weren't allowed to handle money. Lovely people, and so exotic to us with their Sabbath routines, customs, piece of the Torah (Mezuza) on the hall door (that's how you knew....), kosher shops and butchers. Most moved out to Terenure and Templeogue and eventually back to Israel. Donal Fallon had an episode on his Three Castles podcast about this place, Little Jerusalem.

josip wrote: »

Is that his principal residence?
Can he still run in Dublin West in the next election?
Or is this a sign that his next stint as Taoiseach will be his last and he'll hand over to Simon?
Remember what thread you heard it on first folks.

AFAIK his partner bought it, not him. In any case you can live wherever you want and run in any constituency. Sometimes it’s used as a dig against you though. Neither of the two front runners in the DBS bye election live in the constituency

retalivity wrote: »

Its not really.
Im not too far away, its a nice area but hes paying for the address not the house. The guards have also been around a lot recently, think all current and former taoisigh get 24h security so need to set up a hut outside? Not much space for that

Not much space on that road for a hut plus the roof is pretty small if you wanted to get a couple of secret service snipers up there :pac:

There used to be a hut outside Berties house in Drumcondra back in the day. Famously Alan Shatter had Gardai outside his house protecting him but he wouldnt let them use his toilet. You would really have to be some special kind of d1ck to expect Gardai to be protecting you and then not even let them use the toilet.

Aglomerado wrote: »

Off topic, but that was crying out for a tabloid headline: "Shatter Shutters Sh1tter".
And yes, what a d1ck.

Anyone who looks down their noses at people working for them is a dick, and denying people access to a toilet is especially ugly. Ivanka Trump and her husband were at something similar. For a while, the secret service lads were trekking up to use the garage toilet at the Obamas' place nearby. Then, after someone forgot to flush, that privilege was withdrawn.

Stunning house. It looks very presidential. I'm not sure if the Nore is known for flooding but if it's stood there since the 1700's it'd probably be ok.

Muahahaha wrote: »

You would really have to be some special kind of d1ck to expect Gardai to be protecting you and then not even let them use the toilet.

An apt description for Shatter to be fair.

lintdrummer wrote: »

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/kilcreene-lodge-kilkenny-r95-vka4/4507479

If only I was a wealthy man. I'd set up a little craft brewery there in honour of it's former inhabitants!

So, is this the house that you've just put on the market? Nice!

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Stunning house. It looks very presidential. I'm not sure if the Nore is known for flooding but if it's stood there since the 1700's it'd probably be ok.

It's not even on the Nore. It's the River Breagagh which feeds into the Nore nearby.

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/site-firmount-house-millicent-road-clane-co-kildare/3284244

Has this been mentioned here before? It's stunning and what a history.

eh, what?

The sitting room/BBQ room is an extremely rare and unique room with an indoor barbeque, which was imported from South Africa and built into the wall.

All the big and expensive country homes coming on the market ... the boom is back, baby!

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Irish company selling South African fire boxes (‘boks’ in Afrikaans) for indoor BBQing. Seems to be a thing.
https://fireboks.ie/gallery/

Think CJ Stander is involved with that company in some capacity

bubblypop wrote: »

Or they're cashing in now.........while there's still money in the country.....

Fab house!

Recession incoming. About 6 months out......

That Kilkenny house is stunning. Though was surprised that for 3.2m all you get is 10 acres of land with it. I doubt the original estate was that small, normally these kinds of houses come with 100 acres+ so Im guessing some previous owner sliced it up and sold most of it off.

Luggala estate in Wicklow has a similar brewing history to the Kilkenny house with the Guinness family living there. It was on the market back in 2017 and it came with 5,000 acres which included a private lake, several mountains and a herd of over 100 wild deer grazing away right outside the house, you could be dining on venison all year round. Denis O'Brien was said to be interested in buying it but then his fortunes turned south. The State had the chance to buy it and make the national park it bordered even bigger but they refused it. Bono also tried to put a consortium to buy it but failed to raise enough money.

In the end a reclusive Italian Count who comes from nobility in MIlan bought it at a knockdown price, said to be around half the asking price of 28 million. He is a hedge fund owner and his other gaff is a 4,500 acre estate in Norfolk.

Count Luca Rinaldo Contardo Padulli di Vighignolo is his name, this is him in his hunting gear



And this is dinner right outside the front of his house

Muahahaha wrote: »

That Kilkenny house is stunning. Though was surprised that for 3.2m all you get is 10 acres of land with it. I doubt the original estate was that small, normally these kinds of houses come with 100 acres+ so Im guessing some previous owner sliced it up and sold most of it off.

It's 5 mins walking distance to the centre of Kilkenny, that's one of the big advantages it has going for it. I think 10 acres is pretty impressive in an urban setting!

Wonder when the Irish will wake up to these hedge funds etc buying everything......

On a side not all this does give me a giggle....

Tiz a fine barn but tiz no pool tinglish