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# Mary Poppins
Supercalifragilistic-expialadocious - Mary Poppins' Dublin home is for sale*
*Well, her creator’s, anyway.
THIS TWO-STOREY over basement house on Dublin’s Leeson Street has a little more of a literary history than you might have imagined.
It was, for a time, the home of PL Travers – the creator of Mary Poppins.
69 Leeson Street Upper, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 is for sale for €1,950,000 with Lisney via Daft.ie.
This period house has been maintained to an excellent standard and has many original features still such as cornice work,ceiling roses, fireplaces, double doors and window shutters.
There are two generously proportioned reception rooms downstairs, with sash windows and marble fireplaces.
There are double doors leading from one of the reception rooms to the dining room.
The dining room overlooks the rear garden via original sash windows which have original restored shutters.
The kitchen has tiled flooring, a gas-fired AGA as well as a gas hob, an integrated fridge freezer and an integrated dishwasher. There is also a study, TV room, guest WC and a utility room.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms. The master bedroom which has a vaulted ceiling and door also has an en-suite. The second bedroom has a marble chimney piece and vaulted ceiling and the third bedroom overlooks the front and has a cast-iron fireplace with a vaulted ceiling.
69 Leeson Street Upper, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 is for sale for €1,950,000 with Lisney via Daft.ie.
