This is a truly gorgeous house recently built to exacting standards. It is located on two acres of landscaped gardens right on Kenmare Bay and the Dromughty River.  The best thing about this house is that is does not compete with the incredible views.  It invites them into every room.
 

You enter into the wide hallway and are immediately struck by the rich simplicity of the house’s design.  Oak floors flow throughout the house.  The stairway is graceful.  Walls are painted rich terra cotta and white.  A beautifully designed chest of draws is on one wall.  A guest loo is to the right. To the left is an office with a large desk and bookcases.  The apartment is through that room - more on that later.
 

The big kitchen is incredible - even if you don’t cook!  Custom- made cabinets are elm wood, counter  tops are granite, the walls are warm yellow.  The appliances (including a washer, dryer and separate freezer), dishes and other items are carefully chosen and of the highest standard.  There is a traditional cooker and a black Aga stove (which is turned off in warmer months, but it’s still a marvel).   The large center island has seating for casual meals.  A finely-made open cupboard holds china and other items.
 

The hexagon-shaped dining room, adjoining the kitchen, has a custom- made round alder table that seats 8 comfortably.  The room’s five large windows provide beautiful views over Kenmare Bay.  A glass door opens to the patio with dining and lounging furniture and a barbecue.
 

The large living room has stylish furniture, lovely, natural colors, rust, cream, beige, a fireplace with an elm wood mantle, wood floors, wool rugs.  There is a TV and video.  An alcove with a  widow seat is the perfect space in which to relax and read or just stare out at the Bay and the Kerry Mountains.  French doors open to the patio.
 

There are three en suite bedrooms upstairs.  This level has wall-to-wall yellow-tan Berber carpeting, yellow walls, white woodwork.  The hallway has a window at the top of the stairs that looks to the Bay.

The master bedroom has a king-size sleigh bed. Above the bed is a semi-circular window which provides gorgeous views of the water.  There’s a large closet-dressing room and tiled en suite bathroom with a 2-person Jacuzzi tub with a hand-held shower and a shower-over-tub.
 

The third bedroom has a king-size bed that can convert to twin beds.  The mosaic-tiled en suite bathroom has a large shower cubicle.
 

The Apartment Wing is intended for additional guests of parties renting the house and is not a separate rental property.  It can be entered from the outside or from the house, through a hallway off the downstairs office. 
 

There is a large terra cotta bedroom on the main floor that looks onto the Bay.  The room has a double bed and beautiful everything.  The tiled en suite bathroom has a corner shower cubicle.
 

The house has two acres of lawn and meadow and a private wooded area.  A path leads along the riverbank to some nice shady spots ideal for a bit of fishing.  Fifteen meters from the house, 200 meters of sea frontage has a diving board (for high tide only!) or you can use the cove.  There is also a slipway for boat access.