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Irish Times
08-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- Irish Times
Modernised Edwardian four-bed across from the park in Harold's Cross for €950,000
Address : 76 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6W Price : €950,000 Agent : Mullery O'Gara View this property on The owners of this handsome, modernised Edwardian home had been renting in the area before they got the opportunity to buy number 76 on Harold's Cross Road. Moving in straight away, the couple enlisted the help of an architect to update it for family life. The owner laughs, saying she felt like one of the homeowners featured on Grand Designs as she became pregnant during the renovation process – a common trope on the TV show – and her and her husband had to spend some nights in a hotel when they had no water. The sacrifices they made to accommodate those initial works have paid dividends, resulting in a spacious period home in turnkey condition. As well as its convenient location on the south side of the city, the home comes with a big back garden with mature trees to the rear, providing a sense of bucolic peace while being walking distance from amenities. Extending to 190sq m (2,045sq ft) with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, 76 Harold's Cross Road is on the market through Mullery O'Gara, seeking €950,000. It has a D1 Ber. Past the front yard, bordered by low railings, the redbrick terraced property is accessed up two stone steps. Inside, the high ceilings are immediately impressive, as are the ornate archway and ceiling roses in the hallway. The spacious livingroom sits to the front of the ground floor, benefiting from the box-bay window space; it features the original marble fireplace and wooden floors. A second reception room sits behind that with a window to the rear of the property. It is set up as a TV room but could potentially be a study or playroom. The kitchen/living/diningroom is down a short flight of stairs to the rear, in an extension that was added before the owners moved in. They had bespoke white handleless units installed in the kitchen, as well as an island. There is also underfloor heating beneath non-slip tiles. The bright dining area features a pitched roof with Velux windows, and a built-in bench for seating and storage. There is also a utility room and a WC off the kitchen. READ MORE Front livingroom Kitchen Dining area Garden The room opens up to the 33m-long (107ft) west-facing back garden through glazed sliding doors. A raised patio sits directly outside the doors and leads down to the substantial lawn, with mature trees providing privacy. [ I have noticed blistering on my interior walls. What should I do? Opens in new window ] Back inside, a double bedroom and a modern bathroom as well as a shower room are located on the first-floor return, to the rear of the property. The shower room is painted a clean grey with white wall tiles and grey Moroccan-style patterned tiles underfoot, while the bathroom has a full-size bath – handy for young children – and built-in storage and shelving. Up another half-flight of stairs, the main bedroom suite sits to the front of the property; the owners connected a double room to a single room to create an adjoining dressingroom with floor-to-ceiling built-in wardrobes. There is another double bedroom to the rear and an attic room converted into a double bedroom. The owners have decided to move to be closer to work, but say they will miss the community in the area. When they first lived there, around 2013, there was far less going on in the area, the owner says, but they now have summer and Christmas festivals in Harold's Cross Park, which is just across the road. Parents from the local school often meet for coffee at the cafe in the park, the owners say, and assure me it's nothing like the hilarious sitcom Motherland . With young children, they are also able to walk to several activities in the area, including tennis, football and gym classes. There are also plenty of bus routes to the city centre, with journeys taking about 30 minutes.
Irish Times
20-06-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Substantial five-bed Edwardian ripe for modernisation in Dartry for €2.2m
Address : 50 St Kevin's Park, Dartry, Dublin 6 Price : €2,200,000 Agent : Mullery O'Gara View this property on St Kevin's Park is Dublin 6 is a quiet cul-de-sac of redbricks located off Dartry Road. The sales on this road tend to come up after a family has spent many decades living here, as is the case for number 50. After 55 years, it is on the market and ripe for modernisation. With the original footprint, there are no badly-thought-out extensions or lean-tos built on to the back of this semidetached Edwardian home. The floor area of 200sq m (2153 sq ft) is already generous, but if new owners wished to add to it, the sizeable garden could accommodate it, subject to planning permission. Number 50, which is on the market with an asking price of €2.2 million through agents Mullery O'Gara, provides the perfect blank canvas for a home that could house a family for another half century. The handsome bay-windowed house has a neat front garden and a garage to the side. The period features have all been retained inside. READ MORE [ In pictures: 'Georgian masterpiece' overlooking the sea with Enya and Bono as neighbours Opens in new window ] Entrance hall Drawingroom Diningroom Kitchen The reception rooms to the right of the hallway have beautiful, ornate plasterwork on the ceiling as well as the original mahogany mantelpieces with tiled insets. Double doors separate the two rooms with the drawingroom at the front benefiting from the light coming in through the bay windows, and the diningroom has French doors to the back garden. There are steps down to the kitchen, which is charming and old-world, but will probably require the most work when it comes to modernising the house. It would, however, function for a time if new owners decided to live in the house to get a feel for it before they began any work. There is a door out to a quarry-tiled utility and pantry. On the first-floor return is a bedroom with cast-iron fireplace, as well as a bathroom with an electric shower and a separate WC. There are three more bedrooms on the next level, two of which have the original cast-iron fireplaces. Main bedroom Patio Rear garden The staircase follows up to attic level, where there are two more rooms. One is set out as a bedroom and the other is a study. Potential upgrades will probably involve addressing the F Ber rating, which will no doubt come down to upgrading the heating system and installing new windows. At more than 125ft long, the garden is wonderfully private and mature. The long lawn is bordered by plants, trees and hedging. There is a cute summer house nestled in the centre of the greenery, as well as a boiler house and outside tap. The location will be a big draw for families looking to be close to schools. Within walking distance of St Kevin's Park are Alexandra and the High School, as well as Gonzaga and Muckross for those who don't mind a longer walk. Milltown golf club is a short stroll away with Box'd Coffee and the Dropping Well pub along the way for refreshments.
