PROPERTY WATCH: Rare traditional cottage in the Midlands near town for sale for €150,000

Traditional Irish cottages come along very rarely in the Midlands, especially within reach of a large town. This two bedroom rural home is in the idyllic spot of Derrycloney in Mountmellick, priced at €150,000. More below photos.

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The cottage is accessed down its own private leafy laneway, but is close to the town and the N80 Portlaoise road.

It is occupied by the seller, so it will not qualify for the vacant homes Croí Conaithe grant.

Yet at €150,000, the auctioneer Pat Conroy tells the Leinster Express / Laois Live that there is "great interest" in the home just recently placed on the market. 

"Originally a traditional Irish Cottage, extended to the front with an interior in keeping with its original authenticity."

The cottage has an entrance porch, a kitchen / dining room, a family bathroom and two bedrooms with traditional vaulted timber clad ceilings.

Externally there is building clad in corrugated iron that has a toilet and playroom.

There is also an extensive tarmac and concrete yard giving ample private parking.

There are front, rear and side gardens, a large workshop and a concrete fuel shed.

The home has oil fired central heating, and a BER Rating of G.

Entrance Porch: 13ft x 5ft. Rear facing. Ample natural light.

Kitchen Dining: 14ft x 14ft. Fitted kitchen with tiled flooring and tiled splashback. Electric oven included. Stanley Solid fuel stove. Dual aspect windows facing front and rear of cottage. Characteristic vaulted ceiling.

Family Bathroom: 10ft x 6ft. A large room fully tiled floor to ceiling, white bathroom suite with Triton Enrich shower. Wall mountings, press and mirror included.

Spacious Double Bedroom: 15ft x 14ft. Windows facing dual aspect front and rear. Carpet, vaulted ceiling.

Bedroom 2: 9ft x 9ft. Rear facing. Built in wardrobes.

Externally - Toilet: 14ft x 6ft. Workshop: 30ft x 13ft and  17ft x 14ft - Power, concrete floor, sliding door access. Convex roof. Garage: 28ft x 12ft - Power, concrete floor.

Playroom: 23ft x 11ft - Power and Lighting.

Double glazed windows, oil fired central heating, and electric immersion water heater.