ADVERTORIAL: A Contemporary Skryne Cottage

SPONSORED ADVERTORIAL

Quite often it is a cliché for estate agents to say a house can be deceptively spacious, but in the case of Oberstown, Tara, it is the real thing, as the original cottage has been extended to provide a three-bed home, without losing the original charm of a country cottage.
Located at the foot of the Hill of Skryne, the semi-detached 120 square metre property was originally built in the late 1880s as one of a set of four workers' cottages on the Corbalton Estate, itself on the market recently for €13 million.
For somebody looking for a less expensive home in the heart of Skryne, this contemporary take on a  nineteenth century home is on the market with Sherry Fitzgerald Reilly in Navan, with an asking price of €265,000.

 

The historic setting looks across at Skryne Castle and the Hill of Skryne with its tower, and the famous Connell's public house from the Guinness television advertisement. Next door is the GAA grounds that had produced so many great All-Ireland winning players over the generations, while the local shop, pubs,  school and church are all within walking distance.
For many years, the house was home to local school teacher, May Segrave, and her husband, Jack,   a kinsman of Sir Henry Segrave, who set the first land speed record in 1926 in a four-litre Sunbeam Tiger Ladybird at Southport, England.

 

It was extended in the late 1990s, when a new fireplace was built of stone hand-picked from Swainstown quarry, with a Corbalton beech mantel, and in the early noughties, a civil servant returning from Brussels to work in the European Union offices in Kiltale further extended and refurbished the house.
This work included the uncovering of a brick chimney front, the addition of beams specially brought up from Cork, a new staircase, and feature bookcases. A special feature of the living room is part of the original stone wall of the cottage on display in an alcove.

 

The present owner has installed a boiler and modern heating timers, as well as a new stove.
The three-bedroom home includes a wet/shower room downstairs, a family bathroom upstairs, and wardrobes in all three bedrooms. 
A large garden runs to a grove of beach trees at the rear. There is a substantial garage with the property, and water is mains supplied, while there is a septic tank. 

From such a central location in the county, it is easy to get to all the main towns, as well as to Dublin via either the M2 or M3. It is not overlooked as the local GAA club's training grounds are across the road.

CONTACT SHERRY FITZGERALD REILLY ON (046) 906 0450