Room to swing a club: two properties beside golf courses

2 The Glen, Mount Juliet, Co Kilkenny

In a classical form, manifestly crisp and clean, this model-like house has a garden that follows through; being as trim and neat as a golf course. That’s not a great wonder as it is on the Mount Juliet estate with clear views of the 4th Green of the Jack Nicklaus-designed championship golf course. Two memberships are included in the sale.

On nearly an acre of land, the house, for sale at €1.3 million through Hooke & MacDonald, contains top spec fittings including a Moreno glass chandelier at the entrance, Kelly Hoppen limestone fireplaces and a SieMatic kitchen with Gaggenau appliances.

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Liviana, Luttrellstown Road, Porterstown

The grandeur begins at the front hall – with a fireplace – that is big enough to seat 16 people. At one end of this is a curved stair for those dramatic entrances. The house, at 2 The Glen, Mount Juliet, Co Kilkenny, has generous links to the exterior, including double doors from the TV room, the sittingroom (which has a fire and hand-crafted lighting) and the dining area of the kitchen. There is a sunny bay off the kitchen with bi-folding doors to a patio. A study, bathroom, cloakroom, toilet and utility complete the ground floor.

Upstairs all of the four bedrooms have en suites. The main bedroom has a balcony with views over the golf course and countryside beyond. The house has a BER of B2.

The estate was bought by Tetrarch Capital in 2014 and it plans to upgrade facilities on the site which include a hotel with Michelin-starred restaurant, leisure centre and spa.

Liviana, Luttrellstown Road, Porterstown

To one side of this five-bedroom house is a sweep of golf courses, with the Liffey flowing through them, from Luttrellstown through Hermitage and Castleknock to Westmanstown.

With a plethora of pitches on its roof, the 208sq m detached house stands on nearly an acre of grounds, which it has easy access to through tall windows and glazed doors.

That incoming natural light flows through the interior of large openings and glass doors, starting with a generous hall. The overall look combines classic touches in the form of decorative cornices with modern must-haves, such as downlighting and Velux windows.

There are reception rooms galore running around the ground floor starting with the dining room to the left of the hall, then a family room, utility, kitchen, sunroom, study and livingroom which brings you back round to the right of the hall.

Upstairs are five bedrooms one of which has its own en suite, another two share an en suite, including the main bedroom which also has a walk-in wardrobe and double-doors onto a south-facing balcony. There’s a bathroom up here too.

The house, Liviana, Luttrellstown Road, Porterstown, Dublin 15, is for sale at €1.5 million through Lisney. It is accessed through electric gates on to a drive and forecourt.

There are two garages to one side (taking the overall floor area to 335sq m) and the garden is planted with trees, shrubs and flowers.

The house has a BER of C3.