This large home features expansive American styling surrounded by an acre of lush, mature grounds
Ballybride Manor in Rathmichael, Dublin 18 is a development of spacious, elegant homes in an area that is staking its claim as being south Dublin’s answer to the Hamptons. The owners of number 5 bought the site, measuring just under an acre, from the developer of Ballybride Manor in 1997, and set about designing their home with the help of architect Bernard Moloney.
With the Irish weather in mind, they left space for a sheltered car port between the house and the garage, allowing them to park up and tramp with their groceries through the side of the house without getting wet. And they built a superb veranda to the rear of the formal living room, sweeping over to the kitchen/dining area, and allowing for outdoor leisure and dining all year round.
Downstairs, the floors are all laid in wide French oak, and the large formal sitting room to the left has triple aspect to the front, side and back gardens, allowing the sunlight to stream in from east to west all day long. To the right is a guest WC and a cinema/TV room with overhead projector and a bay window looking out to the front.
A large, elegant staircase runs from the main hall up to the first floor, where there are four double bedrooms arranged around a very spacious landing. The main bedroom has triple aspect to front, side and back, and boasts a large walk-in wardrobe and en suite. There’s a bay window and a feature marble fireplace here too. The third bedroom has a bay window to the front, and a modern en suite.