MOST READ (2022): The eight most expensive homes SOLD in Kilkenny in 2021

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KILCREENE LODGE, KILKENNY

SOLD: €4,250,000

A property of prestige and history. Kilcreene Lodge, the former home of the Smithwick family overlooks a weir on a private lake which runs into the Breagagh and Nore. Kilcreene Lodge occupies an extraordinary location. Secluded on its private almost 10-acre estate and located a short walk from Kilkenny City this historic home has been lovingly maintained while also beautifully modernised, adding the luxury and comforts of contemporary living. Throughout the years, luminaries including Tyrone Power and James Cagney, Lord Iveagh and Miranda Guinness have enjoyed the hospitality Kilcreene Lodge has to offer. Further back, Daniel O’Connell, known as the Irish Liberator, was a beloved and frequent guest. A bright and welcoming home, Kilcreene Lodge has space to entertain, places to work and ample family accommodation to relax. History is elegantly layered, as the earliest Jacobean parts of the house, dating from 1690, meet Victorian spaces with wonderful stained glass, as contemporary additions are seamlessly incorporated. These are all held together by an Italianate theme, based on the timeless Classical principals of architecture. Kilcreene is noted by the Inventory of Architectural Heritage, most particularly for the preservation of its original features, and for the quality of its craftsmanship.

Disclaimer: Other homes may have sold for more in 2021 but the sales have yet to be registered on the index.