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House For
Sale
Shanaveag,
Letterfrack
Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Description
Nestled in the foothills of the Twelve Bens with Doughruagh to the left and the Diamond in front the house looks across the bog to Letterfrack village and the National Park. With glimpses of Tully mountain to the West and, on a good day, Ballinakill Bay. Yet the garden which is accessed by a shrub and tree lined drive is sheltered and intimate.
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Accommodation
The house is a recently built, stone clad, one and a half story structure. Comprising 4 large bedrooms, two on the top floor, and two on the ground floor, a very large open plan reception/dining room, lead into a large kitchen, this in turn leads into the utility. Also on the top floor is a large mezzanine, currently in use as an office but could be used as a fifth bedroom for guests.
Overall floor area of 206 sq.m (2215 sq. ft.)
The emphasis is on light - with big cottage style windows, and light cream ceramic tiles reminiscent of marfil marble with bronze tiles inset in patterns throughout the ground floor.
The main entrance is via a half door into the large porch.
The L shaped sitting room comfortably seats 9 on brown leather recliners arranged around an open flame gas fire, and 46" flat screen LCD TV with surround sound.
The large beech finish fitted kitchen comprises a concealed Siemens dishwasher, built in stainless steel double electric oven by Zanussi, and microwave at eye level, 5 ring Gas cook top and large stainless steel Fisher Paykel fridge freezer. All the stainless steel appliances are coated with a finger print proof shield.
The counter is carved from a pale cream stone - very reminiscent of marble but more resilient.
There are three bathrooms. The main one on the ground floor serves the two ground floor bedrooms and boasts a large two man Jacuzzi bath, marfil marble mosaic tiles, and wall hung toilet. The two ensuites upstairs have showers, wall hung toilets, and built in cupboards. One is decorated in black and white mosaic, the other in white with blue and beige seastone mosaic.
Features
- The open plan staircase is white oak with stainless steel hand rail and finials
- The floors throughout the upstairs rooms are a limed oak finish, and the furnishings are antique country style finished in a whitewash giving the upstairs a light airy feel
- The house is connected to Broadband
- The central heating system is Gas fuelled underfloor heating, with radiators upstairs
- The water system is a closed fully pressurized system
Directions
From Letterfrack travel towards Kylemore, take 1st Left approx. 1 mile after old quarry and drive this route for 2 miles circa (link road to Tullycross). Property is on your Right.
Local Amenities
The village of Tullycross is an easy walk from the house and boasts a grocery store, pub and the Maol Reidh Hotel which serves lunches and dinners.
Letterfrack at three miles, is a 5 minute drive, and a very busy little village with three pubs, a lovely restaurant, and a very well stocked supermarket. Thanks to the local headmaster, Letterfrack hosts a number of small festivals during the year - the most notable being sea week in Oct which is a celebration of all things maritime and includes walks, talks, exhibitions, and some very fine traditional music, and bog week in May which celebrates the local flora and fauna and again attracts many fine musicians, lecturers and poets. The furniture college in Letterfrack turns out some fine woodworkers and every year puts on an exhibition of the best work of the graduating class.
Connemara National Park, Letterfrack provides a selection of lovely walks including one to the top of Diamond Hill. The information centre gives a good history of the area.
Kylemore Abbey and gardens is also 3 miles from the house. The Abbey is currently run as a private school for girls by the Benedictine nuns, but the spectacular and historic building on the edge of Kylemore lake is open to the public during the summer months, and the grounds provide lovely lakeside walks. There is an extensive shop and coffee shop catering to tourists.
The old walled Victorian gardens, which have been restored and refurbished in the last few years, display a great variety of plants and trees and bring one back to another era.
- Renvyle Hotel for fine food and 18 hole golf course on the Renvyle peninsula (10 minutes drive)
- Rosleague Hotel for superb food in Moyard
- Many lovely beaches within a 5 to 15 minute drive - The White Strand, Lettergesh, Glassillaun
- Little Killary adventure centre - (20 minutes drive) - providing a huge range of outdoor activities for children and adults
- Scuba dive west - (15 minutes drive) - for experienced divers or beginners -- they provide courses and trips for every level
- Hill walking in the Twelve Bens
- Inagh Lodge in the beautiful Inagh valley - providing lovely food in a beautiful setting, also Lake fishing for the enthusiast
- Salmon and trout fishing at various locations with local guides
- Horse riding in Tully village