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SCORING high marks for geography and nature studies, the Old School House in Rathdangan, Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, is also an exercise in how a period building can be transformed to a modern home without losing character. This three-bed detached residence was, as the name suggests, originally the schoolhouse, but refurbished as a family home within an idyllic location. The original layout would have been one large classroom downstairs and a similar room above.
Now re-configured, the main room downstairs is a splitlevel, open-plan kitchen/dining/livingroom styled in a country decor. There is also a guest cloakroom at entrance level. Upstairs are three bedrooms, a small study and large bathroom with freestanding cast-iron bath.
Set on an acre of mature landscaped gardens, a unique feature is the flight of steps leading down to a walkway along the River Derreen . . . the bank of which belongs to the property. Eco-minded buyers will be interested to know the river has been designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) because of its freshwater pearl mussel.
The property is located 2km from Rathdangan within access to many amenities.
Price: 585,000 Agent: O'Neill & Flanagan, 0402-367 83
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