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What began as a workman's cottage is now a spacious €1m riverside retreat
With a wraparound veranda and floor-to-ceiling windows that look out onto lush woodland.
BUILT ALONG THE BANKS of the Avonmore River and right in the heart of the Vale of Clara, this wonderfully spacious family home began as a workman’s cottage created using the same Wicklow granite found in the area.
Now comprising 320 square metres of living space and one acre of woodland to wander through, the four-bedroom home is minutes’ drive from Laragh, Glendalough and Rathdrum and only an hour from Dublin.
Granite Lodge is on sale for €995,000.
The house opens to an eye-catching central hallway that features flagstone flooring, a double-height ceiling, a cantilevered maple wood staircase and floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the room with light.
The sitting room is designed to feel like a grand tree house, perched on the upper level of this fine home, with direct access to the wrap-around veranda overlooking the valley, solid timber flooring, a double height ceiling and a raised fireplace for winter nights.
Elsewhere, the house has another cosy sitting room that formed part of the original cottage and includes a solid fuel cast-iron stove and garden views from the windows.
The spacious master suite includes a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite, with French doors that lead to the veranda overlooking the gardens.
The striking granite home also includes a games room, sun room, office and kitchen with granite worktops.
Granite Lodge is on sale for €995,000 from Sherry Fitzgerald via Daft.ie.
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