Push out the boat and head downstream . . . there are homes by the water waiting you. Anyone who's fantasised about living by a lough or cruising the Shannon may be tempted by this quartet of houses from Lough Derg to Killaloe. Fiona Tyrrell sails away
A six-bedroom modern house on Tinarana Bay on Lough Derg could attract someone looking for a large modern home by a lakeside. Glen Abhann, Raheenmore, Tinarana, Killaloe, Co Clare is set in mature grounds on the shores of the Lough and has its own private jetty.
The house, which is for sale by private treaty through HOK Country, is asking €1.1 million.
The 395sq m (4,252sq ft) house is designed to exploit the lakeside setting with plenty of large windows and glazed doors opening onto the lakeside gardens.
The livingroom, diningroom and study all have double French doors out to the garden. The modern kitchen with ceramic floor has all mod cons and great views over the lake.
A strong selling point of this property are impressive gardens with lots of mature trees and shrubs. A substantial timber deck accessed from the principal reception rooms provides access to a slate terrace with superb lake views. It has a fitted brick barbecue and a water feature fed from a stream that runs through the garden with a stone pedestrian bridge and a waterfall, named Niamma Falls. On approximately 1.2 acres, Glen Abhann is four miles from Killaloe and 18.8 miles from Nenagh.
Tomona, Dromineer, Nenagh, Co Tipperary: There are nine bedrooms in all in this house on Lough Derg that is on the market at €1 million. Tomona House, a 343sq m (3,692sq ft) property in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, consists of an original four-bedroom redbrick single-storey house with a modern two-storey five-bed open-plan extension. Large picture windows offer spectacular lake views. There are large gardens front and rear, a kitchen garden and opposite the house, a deep-water harbour with a concrete slipway, which easily accommodates a small cruiser.
The Gables, Killaloe: A riverside home five miles from Ballina and Killaloe has a private harbour on the banks of the River Shannon. The price tag for Albon House, Clarisford, Killaloe, Co Clare, which is for sale by private treaty at €1.1 million. The five-bed property on 1.75 hectares of well-established grounds has over 286sq m (3,079sq ft) of living space. A large garden has a timber deck and an enclosed lawn . The private harbour provides access to Lower Lough Derg and the Shannon Navigation Waterway.
Little Tomona, Dromineer, Co Tipperary: a 98sq m (1,055sq ft)house priced at €450,000 is six miles from Nenagh and close to Dromineer, a small country village which is the home of the third oldest boat and yacht club in the world, founded in 1837. An entrance hall with timber parquet floor leads to the main reception room. The gardens have a jetty with a large concrete slipway providing direct access to Lough Derg.
