AN “IMPRESSIVE” 16th-century Irish castle has hit the Irish market for €7m – it comes with five reception rooms, a games room, wine cellar and staff apartment.
Located in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary, the 10 bed property is set for a king.
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Killaleigh Castle and Sopwell Hall has hit the Irish marketCredit: myhome.ie
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The estate is for sale for €7,000,000Credit: myhome.ie
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Sopwell Hall boasts five reception roomsCredit: myhome.ie
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The property is located in Cloughjordan, Co. TipperaryCredit: myhome.ie
Killaleigh Castle was built by the Gaelic MacEgan Clan around 1590.
In 1745, the impressive Sopwell Hall was built on the estate to become the main house on the property.
Sprawling over 14,235 square feet, the house has five principal reception rooms and 10 bedrooms.
On entering, guests are greeted into a large hall which boasts striking columns, arches and a feature fireplace.
The agent said: “The magnificent reception hall, lined with distinctive fluted Doric pilasters and divided by a screen of arches, is spacious and well-proportioned.”
It leads to a morning room, study, drawing room and dining room – each as “impressive” as the other.
The seller continued: “The broad carved staircase leads to a generously large landing on the first floor.
“Impressive architecturally, there are six matching scagliola sienna marble columns and a large, perfectly proportioned domed ceiling, with a glazed atrium.”
Upstairs leads to five principal bedrooms and four bathrooms, with the master bedroom in the south-eastern corner.
The second floor has the further five bedrooms, a bathroom, a games room and study.
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While the lower ground floor has a sitting room, large kitchen, wine cellar, a laundry room and staff apartment.
On the surrounding grounds is a separate studio, two gate lodges and a gardener’s cottage.
The castle itself – although in need of complete restoration – is largely intact.
Sitting on 3,976 square feet, it has a walled enclosure and a Bailiff’s House.
The estate is located in a triangle of the historic towns of Birr, Roscrea and Nenagh.
The agent said: “Perimeter woodland on the estate creates a great sense of privacy and seclusion.
“Among the many ancient and specimen trees throughout the estate are some particularly fine Spanish chestnut, a noted ancient beech wood and a rare Siberian crab-apple tree. The woodlands include indigenous oak, beech, ash, larch and spruce.
“All through the year there is a kaleidoscope of colour throughout the estate. There is, too, much wildlife to be found on the estate.”
A Coillte forestry, around 500 acres, surrounds the estate.
This extravagant property is being sold by Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty and advertised on myhome.ie.
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The estate features the 16th-century Irish castleCredit: myhome.ie
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Sopwell Hall comes with a number of perksCredit: myhome.ie
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The estate is being sold by Lisney Sotheby’s International RealtyCredit: myhome.ie
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It’s advertised on myhome.ieCredit: myhome.ie
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