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18 Sept 2025
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"The Old Post Office", Coon, Castlecomer, Kilkenny
2 beds - 2 baths - 100m2
ASKING PRICE: €274,500
For sale by private treaty is this wonderful late 19th Century two-storey detached home and former post office.
The property is located in the quiet but well located village of Coon in north Kilkenny.
The property is close to the town of Castlecomer (8.3 km), Kilkenny (23.4 km), Carlow (20 km), Dublin (111 km) and within 17 minutes of the M9 motorway.
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The property occupies a unique site of 0.67 Ha (1.65 acres) with broad road frontage with ample parking and 230 metres of frontage onto the Dinan River.
The site includes a long strip of garden with meadow grass skirting the river bank.
The property benefits from a workshop/garage and other out-buildings.
There is a kitchen extension to the rear of the house with a south facing patio area overlooking the garden.
Internally, this well-presented home includes many original features including an ornate fireplace and glass panelled doors separating the porch and entrance hall.
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The two reception rooms are complimented by the kitchen and bathroom extension.
Upstairs includes two double bedrooms and a generous bathroom with hot press.
Overall, this is a wonderful house which served as the local post office and a home to the same family for many decades.
Agent: FitzGerald Auctioneers
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