Stylish and well-proportioned, the early Victorian residence retains the decorative plaster detail, wooden window shutters and soaring ceilings of its vintage, but subtle upgrades, including the pristine white kitchen, practical but smart storage, and polished limestone flooring, all bring a bright, modern feel.

A real attraction is the first-floor living room that spans the entire width of the house. This room is filled with natural light from tall, 12-paned sash windows overlooking Leinster cricket ground, and the space is dominated by a fine marble fireplace. Double doors open from here to a second reception room which is a mirror of its neighbour with similar fireplace, generous bookshelves and honey-polished floorboards.

Other features adding to the appeal are the original cast-iron fireplaces in many rooms and the stained glass window in one of the double bedrooms overlooking the garden.

Accommodation briefly comprises the entrance hall; two ornately plastered bedrooms at hall level (one with sliding glazed doors to an internal courtyard); rear hallway; third bedroom; luxuriously fitted bathroom; guest cloakroom; conservatory opening to raised, landscaped rear garden; first floor return diningroom with steps up to the fitted kitchen; and first floor reception room interconnecting to second reception room.

Price: Euro1.3m Agent: Felicity Fox, 01-633 4431