PROPERTY: Look inside historic former rectory in Tipperary for sale

A historic Georgian residence at Curraghmore House, also known as Glebe House, on the Finnoe Road outside Borrisokane, in county Tipperary, has been brought to the market with an asking price of €850,000.

The property, located around 2.7km from Borrisokane and within easy reach of Nenagh, sits on approximately eight acres and is being offered for sale through REA Eoin Dillon.

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Built in 1819 as a former rectory, the house retains many of its original features while benefiting from extensive upgrading and refurbishment works carried out over the years.

Set behind stone entrance gates, the property is approached by a long driveway through mature trees before opening onto the main residence.

Accommodation includes an entrance hall, a spacious living room with original pine flooring and a grey marble fireplace, and a drawing room with further period features. There are also two study rooms, one of which could be used as an additional bedroom.

To the rear of the house is a large sunroom with full-height sliding glass doors opening onto the courtyard and the property's one-acre walled garden.

On the lower ground floor, the house features a reading area, an open-plan kitchen and lounge with a solid fuel stove, a breakfast room, utility room and family bathroom.

The first floor comprises five generously sized bedrooms. Four of the bedrooms retain original pine flooring and include built-in wardrobes and en-suite bathrooms.

Outside, the grounds extend to approximately eight acres and include landscaped gardens with views across the surrounding countryside.

A range of outbuildings is also included in the sale, comprising a three-bay hay barn, a three-bay machinery shed, a games room or gym, a boiler house and an adjoining glasshouse.

One of the property's standout features is its courtyard development. Former stone outbuildings have been converted into four self-contained one-bedroom apartments and a larger three-bedroom apartment.

Each one-bedroom unit includes an open-plan kitchen and living area, a bedroom and an en-suite bathroom. The larger apartment contains an open-plan kitchen and living space, conservatory, ground-floor en-suite bedroom and two further bedrooms upstairs with a shared bathroom.

According to the selling agent, the courtyard cottages have full planning permission for Airbnb use and may also suit extended family accommodation. All apartments benefit from oil-fired central heating and solid fuel stoves.

Additional features include fibre optic broadband, a wood gasification boiler, oil-fired central heating, private well, mains water connection and septic tank.

Curraghmore House is less than an hour from Shannon Airport and Limerick, around 20 minutes from Portumna Forest Park and Golf Club, and close to Lough Derg and its lakeside villages.

Viewing is by appointment through REA Eoin Dillon.

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