Gallery: Former Leitrim convent goes on sale for €350,000

A former Leitrim convent will be auctioned in November with an opening bid price of €350,000.

The 0.9-hectare property will go under the hammer for a second time on November 26th, after failing to sell when initially put up for auction last week.

Located on the outskirts of Rossinver village on the banks of Lough Melvin, the Convent is a three-storey detached building around 659 sq in size.

It is a scenic location along the Slieve League Peninsula, only 2 miles from the border with Co. Fermanagh.

The ground floor features two kitchens, a dining room, three reception rooms, two bedrooms, a bathroom, four toilets, a back entrance, a utility room and a boiler room.

The upper floors comprise a kitchen, reception room, eleven bedrooms, three bathrooms, two toilets and on the third floor are three reception rooms and a bathroom.

The property is described as having the possibility of a range of different uses, subject to planning permission; meanwhile, the property requires a full refurbishment

The property comprises a substantial former convent with a large land holding extending to approximately 0.9 hectares (2.3 acres) of land to the rear. The property is arranged over ground and two upper floors.

The building has a Better Energy Rating of F and an Energy Performance Indicator of 398.49 kWh/m²/yr.