On the market – four in Kilkenny

Charlotte’s Cottage, 6 Chapel Avenue

€385k Sherry FitzGerald McCreery (056) 772 1904

Charlotte’s Cottage was reportedly built in the late 18th century, and was then on the grounds of Butler House — now a hotel but formerly a dower house for the earls of Kilkenny Castle. The cottage is nicely situated in the heart of town but shielded from the street by a high wall with an arched doorway leading to a courtyard. Inside are original features including shuttered sash windows and cast-iron fireplaces, and a beamed ceiling in the kitchen, where there’s an oil-fired range. Next to that is a living room with a fireplace, and a second sitting room upstairs. There are three bedrooms and a total floor area of 1,746 sq ft.

Tara, Boolyglass, Hugginstown

€1.75m Property Partners Buggy (056) 779 6161

In 1999, Kilkenny County Council granted planning permission for a relatively modest dormer bungalow at Boolyglass. Then the applicant had a change of mind, and got permission in 2001 to build a 7,300 sq ft three-storey mansion instead, now known as Tara. There’s a striking, bifurcated staircase in the entrance hall. Around this are the reception rooms — dining room, living room and sitting room plus a study and the kitchen, which has a sunroom. From there you can get to the adjoining triple garage where there’s a dog room with a shower for the dog. The first floor has five bedrooms. The site is on 2.65 acres.

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River Cottage & Studio, Rathsnagadan, Inistioge, Co Kilkenny

River Cottage & Studio, Rathsnagadan

€495k PN O’Gorman (051) 421 226

The river in the title here refers to the Nore, which is about 150 metres down the road from the property, and at the end of the road is a quay from which you could push a boat out. The main cottage is 1,292 sq ft with three bedrooms — two upstairs and one ensuite bedroom on the ground floor, where there’s also a kitchen and dining room and a living room with an antique cast-iron stove. The studio is across the road from the cottage and measures 463 sq ft in an open-plan arrangement, with a stove, a kitchenette and shower, plus a loft. The property is on 1.2 acres of grounds and about 15 minutes’ drive from New Ross.

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Woodview, Reevanagh, Castlewarren, Co Kilkenny

Woodview, Reevanagh, Castlewarren

€595k Sherry FitzGerald McCreery (056) 772 1904

You could have noisy two-tier parties in Woodview, 11km due north of Kilkenny city near the Carlow border. It has a vast, open-plan kitchen, family room and living room in an L-shape on the ground floor. At one end is a balcony and at the other is a spiral stairs leading down to a games room in the basement. And as the house is detached and on 2.79 acres, there are no near neighbours to annoy. Also on the ground floor is a bay-windowed library and a dual-aspect drawing room with a fireplace. There’s one ensuite bedroom on this level and another four bedroom upstairs, all ensuite. It’s B1 rated and measures 4,908 sq ft in all.