Nowadays we're regularly encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle but isn't it impressive when that thought process applies to property?
Every so often a renovation project is carried out that transforms an old building with a former purpose into a home for the modern age.
With that in mind we've decided to put together a list of five of the top homes currently for sale on MyHome.ie that have a rich history and a former life.
Check them out below...
The Stationmaster's House, Grange Con, Dunlavin, Co Wicklow
This 4 bed cut stone cottage in Grange Con in Co Wicklow was built in the 1880s for the stationmaster of the local railway station which sat on the now disused Dublin to Tullow line. As well as its railway past it has also been used as an office and artist’s studio but is now a home with real character that sits on a one acre site of stunning gardens.
- Type: 4 bed cottage
- Agent: Sherry FitzGerald O’Reilly
- Asking price: €485,000
The Old Convent, Clogheen, Co Tipperary
As its name suggests, this most impressive Victorian property is a former Convent in Clogheen in Co Tipperary. Built in 1886 on lands donated to the Sisters of Mercy by Lady Catherine Butler of Ormonde, it enjoys a dramatic setting at the foot of the Knockmealdown mountains. It underwent a comprehensive yet sympathetic programme of renovation and upgrading in 2005 with a hugely successful restaurant and boutique country guest house business established there in 2006.
- Type: 8 bed detached house
- Agent: Michael H Daniels & Co
- Asking price: €985,000
1 The Old Vicarage, Church Road, Swords, Co Dublin
This former vicarage is a superbly renovated development of a 17th century house surrounded by extensive landscaped communal gardens. The 2 bed end of terrace home is situated just off the Main Street in Swords and boasts gated access.
- Type: 2 bed end of terrace house
- Agent: Morton & Flanagan
- Asking price: €495,000
Old School House, Moyard, Co Galway
As the name suggests, this property was a former school and formed part of the adjacent St Thomas’ Church in Moyard, between Clifden and Letterfrack in Co Galway. Dating from the 1850s, externally the style and character of that time has been retained but internally it has been completely refurbished, with underfloor heating amongst the many modern additions.
- Type: 3 bed detached house
- Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Mangan
- Asking price: €695,000
The Old Mill House, Timolin, Co Kildare
The Old Mill in Timolin, Co Kildare, was up until recently The Irish Pewter Mill. It was formerly ‘Timolin Corn and Timber Mill’ and supplied food grain and timber during World War 2. Five centuries earlier, this water mill was recorded in the list of convent properties seized in Inquisitions held between 1536-1541, making King Henry VIII its owner. Steeped in history, the Old Mill House is today sympathetically restored as a charming property full of character which boasts 2,530sq ft of living space over three floors.
- Type: 3 bed detached house
- Agent: Sherry FitzGerald McDermott
- Asking price: €598,950
