Country Home For Sale in Co. Galway

This property at Beagh Beag is a picture perfect, four/five bedroom detached house of character and class set on an exquisite site extending to approximately 1.1 acres in the close-knit rural community of Caherlistrane. Featuring oodles of heritage charm, this virginia creeper cladded home is like something out of a period novel.

The accommodation extends to c. 147 m² (1,582 sq.ft.) and consists of four/five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living/dining room, sitting room, kitchen/diner and a utility room. The property retains many period features, including 2.7 metre ceiling height.

Constructed c. 1945 this architecturally designed house is filled with light as it enjoys the full benefit of the sun as a result of its orientation. The property also enjoys dual access points together with large landscaped gardens with shrub laden lawns which offer with colour ‘galore’.

At the southern point of the site there is a former commercial premises ‘Lock up Shop’ which forms part of the subject property. This property has commercial potential (subject to planning permission) as a creche, coffee shop, convenience store or home office.

This property enjoys a convenient location just 8km from Headford, 12km from Tuam and 28 km from Galway city. It now awaits a new owner to start the next chapter in it’s history, when it will undoubtedly star as the happy ever after of one lucky investor/homeowner.

Accommodation
This two storey country home is both elegant and homely and in the hands of the right investor will easily be transformed into a truly exquisite home of class and distinction.

Entrance is via an arched porch into a welcoming hallway bordered by a sitting/dining room on one side and a second living room on the other. Both reception rooms have open fireplaces and afford wonderful views of the property’s meticulously maintained gardens.

The ground floor also features a large utility room located off the sitting room and adjoining the main kitchen. A bathroom with shower stall and adjoining storage space complete the downstairs accommodation. Upstairs there are four very generously sized bedrooms together with a family bathroom.

This property also features roomy outhouses, ripe for conversion – subject to planning permission – for a myriad of uses ranging from a home office to a workshop or studio space or even supplementary accommodation for rental income.

High-speed broadband is available.

Location
Caherlistrane is a wonderful rural north Galway community, boasting a rich history. Its most prominent landmark, Cnoc Ma’, is the highest hill in the plains of North Galway and South Mayo, and there is evidence of a major pre-Christian settlement in the area.

Set on the intersection between two quiet country roads including the L2105, this property is just a few minutes walk from the Church of Mary Immaculate and St Joseph and Donaghpatrick NS.

Local amenities include the well-known Caherlistrane GAA Club while the nearby lakes of Hackett Lough and Lough Corrib make it a popular destination for tourists, water sports enthusiasts and anglers alike.

Caherlistrane is just a 34-minute drive north of Galway city. It is close to the Mayo border and connects to Ballinrobe (24 minutes) and Castlebar (48 minutes) via the N84 route.

BER Details
BER: G
BER No: 115176380
Energy Performance Indicator: 608.69 kWh/m2/yr