A GEORGIAN house near Clonakilty in west Cork that has been rented out as a luxury holiday home has had its price reduced from €1.5 million to €1.3 million.
Butlerstown House, a sprawling five-bedroom house set on 0.8 acres of grounds is popular with American and European tourists who pay up to €4,000 per week to rent it out.
Set at the end of a long private driveway , Butlerstown is a big welcoming house that has all the feel of a comfortable country house rather than a rental.
It’s got space for a crowd with 557sq m (6,000sq ft) of living space that includes a large drawingroom, a separate diningroom and a games room as well as a vast country style kitchen.
The bedrooms are all matched with bathrooms, some of them with antique fittings, while original features throughout the house include ornate plasterwork, fireplaces and window shutters to the tall sash windows.
There is a separate caretaker’s flat and a number of outbuildings in good condition. There’s a good-sized garden, an orchard that now is home to polytunnels and a paddock with substantial road frontage and lapsed planning permission for a separate house.
Butlerstown is a 15-minute drive to Clonakilty, with a local shop and pub a short drive or cycle away. There are numerous beaches nearby and Inchydoney, with its hotel and spa, is also within easy reach.
