Period Property For Sale: Cork

Glengarriff Castle, Bantry Bay, Co. Cork
Historic ruined Irish castle in Bantry Bay with superb sea views located on about 45 acres
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Glengarriff Castle is a beautiful historic ruined Irish castle dating from the late 18th century with superb sea views. It is located on about 45 acres with extensive sea shore frontage onto the Atlantic ocean. Bantry Bay is one of the deepest and most beautiful natural harbours in the world. This place is fabulous, mystical and unique and represents a unique development opportunity. It is 1 hour from Killarney, 1.5 hours from Cork or Kerry Airports and 2.5 hours from Shannon Airport. The castle operated as a resort until the late 1970s but has since fallen derelict.

Glengarriff Castle was built sometime in the 1790s by Colonel Simon White, brother of the first Earl of Bantry. It was built in the gothic style commanding a panoramic view of Glengarriff Bay. The woodlands of the estate encompass a wide variety of trees from Oak, Beech, to Japanese Red Cedar, European Larch, Chilean Pine and a variety of shrub and flora species. Wildlife to be seen include Red Squirrel, Sika Deer, Seals and the more common Fox and Pine Marten.

Over the years Glengarriff has extended hospitality to royalty, artists and writers such as Thackeray, Synge and Yeats and when living in the area George Bernard Shaw is said to have written his play St Joan here. Maureen O'Hara who starred with John Wayne in The Quiet Man has for many years kept a holiday home adjacent to Glengarriff Castle.

Price: €offers invited
Last update: 3rd April 2012
Contact: Helen Cassidy, Premier Properties Ireland
Tel.: +353 (0)94 954 6868
Mobile: +353 (0)87 2463748
Email: helencassidyauctioneers@eircom.net
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