Plenty of room for the horsey set

CO WEXFORD: €850,000: A substantial Georgian house in Wexford is attracting interest from Irish buyers abroad

OFFERS in the region of €850,000 are being sought for The Old Rectory, a good-sized Georgian house on almost 8.5 acres at Killanne, Co Wexford, which has been owned by the same family for the last 25 years.

Diana Molohan of Colliers International, who is handling the sale, says the six-bedroom house has been “incredibly well maintained” by the present owners and is likely to be of particular interest to families who want to keep a few horses in the grounds. Her agency has been handling an increasing number of inquiries from Irish people based in the UK who are looking for good country houses now that values have fallen.

The Old Rectory echoes a gracious and leisurely lifestyle of a different era. It is approached off a quiet country road through iron gates along a tree-lined avenue that sweeps up to a gravelled forecourt at the front of the house. It has two acres of mature gardens with a belt of trees. The centrepiece of the gardens is an ornamental pond fed from a stream. Beyond it are three paddocks, with posts and rails.

Internally the house has a formality and elegance one expects to find in a good country house – handsome proportions, attractive decorative plasterwork, solid doors, sash windows with shutters and marble fireplaces.

The drawingroom is the largest of the reception rooms and has lovely views over the grounds. The diningroom is capable of seating a good sized crowd. There is a particularly spacious kitchen with an oil-fired Stanley cooker and double French doors leading directly to the gardens. New owners will undoubtedly want to upgrade the kitchen as well as the bathroom.

The 158sq m (1,700sq ft) basement is bright. Outside is a stone courtyard with five loose boxes, a tool shed, garage and store. -

Old Rectory, Killanne, Co Wexford

Elegant and substantial country home with room for horses

Agent:Colliers International