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WITH AN IVY-CLAD exterior and two acres of mature gardens, Ard Caoin is a picture-perfect country house.
The five-bed property is located in Ballytivnan, Co Sligo, and is on the market for €890,000 through Sherry FitzGerald Draper.
The period residence has been owned by the current family for 30 years, and has been wonderfully maintained to create a homely and luxurious property.
Ard Caoin is approached via a hedge-lined driveway, with an abundance of shrubs, plants and trees making for a highly private location. The grounds are laid mainly in lawn, while patio areas provide the ideal space to dine al fresco.
The property boasts many beautiful period features throughout, including decorative coving and fireplaces.
Stepping inside, the accommodation is thoughtfully decorated and oozes a sense of elegance. To the left of the hallway, the drawing room is filled with natural light thanks to a large bay window, while a marble fireplace adds a cosy feel. Beside here is the study, which also features a bay window, plus built-in storage.
The sitting room is across the hall, meaning the new owners of Ard Caoin will never be short of spaces to unwind. Each of these reception rooms has wooden flooring.
Spanning the rear of the house is the living and dining area and the adjoining kitchen. The living and dining area has a country feel, with a door opening from here to the south-facing patio.
The kitchen could benefit from a modern upgrade, but offers extensive storage and a separate large utility room. A double bedroom and a bathroom complete the ground floor accommodation.
At first floor level, each of the bedrooms has views across the gardens. The master bedroom is dual aspect, while three of the bedrooms come complete with a walk-in wardrobe. The attic has been converted to a home office, with a large storage room also here.
Outside, there are a number of outbuildings to the rear, including a fuel shed, garden store and large garage.
Ard Caoin enjoys a great sense of seclusion and privacy, yet is just a 20-minute walk from the heart of Sligo town. There is no shortage of amenities to enjoy here, while the seaside villages of Rosses Point and Strandhill are each within a 15-minute drive.
With picturesque grounds, a tasteful interior and a highly convenient location, Ard Caoin ticks each of the boxes for a covetable period property.
Poor woman.rip
Dangerous stretch of road. God love her.
Beautiful place that can be dangerous which appears to be the case here. RIP to that poor woman.
Tragic.r.i.p. young lady
Poor lady, I know that road very well and it’s improved massively over the years with it being widened in places however certain parts are tricky. I’ve cycled over it twice and you need your wits about you on the descent.
Have driven over there many a time, absolutely beautiful spot, but very dangerous when the low clouds hang over… RIP
RIP this can be a dangerous road in the wet. It’s a long tough climb that will sap the energy out of you. It’s a fast descent I’m guessing the poor woman was unable to take a bend.
Why the red thumbs?
Some people are just sick how could anyone red thumb
Why in a tragic story like this are people like you obsessed with whether their comment is red or green thumb. Massively inappropriate
I am trying to figure out what I said that’s so wrong that I got red thumbed for it. I’m so sorry for that woman’s family, to think that she set out this morning to travel that beautiful road but heartbreakingly lost her life on it.
I see nothing wrong with what you said, maybe some people thought it was sexist. I refer you to what clint eastwood said recently.
And before someone else gets says it ,condolences to that women’s family and friends.
Proinsias , because maybe it came across like you were blaming her for what happened … by the way , I agree with your comment .that is likely what happened to the poor girl .
People say they don’t know why people red thumb, however the reason is obvious.
People are stupid, the majority anyway, statistical fact.
Secondly herd behaviour and political correctness gone mad, consensus thinking and knee jerk reactions.
They interpret your comment to be a criticism of someone who died tragically, and defend on you with condemnation to appease their own egos, mistakingly thinking that they are correct in doing so.
Why? ………QED they are dumb
I was thinking the same that it was probably a sharp bend and not because she was a woman.I would have thought the same if the victim was a man. RIP
That is just awful news.poor lady.
Dreadful, but people especially tourists should be warned of the hazards of Irish weather in mountainous areas and respect weather warnings.
The red thumbs are not against the comment. Its to acknowledge the bad news. Some people use them for different reasons.
All it would take on that road is a sheep to cross over. There are plenty on the descent towards Dingle.
RIP
I have always felt that red thumbs In tragic cases are people’s way of saying “I don’t like what has happened “
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