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Accommodates 11
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6 bedrooms 6 bathrooms, 2 guest powder rooms High speed internet in each bedroom. Sauna. This luxurious and beautiful Georgian house is located on an estate of over 670 acres. The grounds are mature and lush: trees, rhododendron, manicured lawns, flower beda and borders and extensive meadows. |
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One enters the wide front
hallway that is also a comfortable,
informal reception room. It has a Chippendale sofa with coral
upholstery, a
wing
chair upholsterd in needlepoint fabric, an antique grandfather clock, a
baby grand piano, a fireplace,
paintings of
the owner's father and some of his favorite horses. Oriental rugs
are laid on the original oak floor. A
graceful stairway, carpeted in red, goes up to the second floor.
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the back of the drawing room, French doors open to the TV
room. It is a long, narrow space, very comfortable, intimate, but
not small. It has a flat-screen TV, a DVD player, a sofa and
easy chairs covered in gold-yellow, a corner cabinet, many paintings
and
fresh flowers. A desk and chair is placed in front of a
meadow-facing window. The large guest kitchen is behind the TV room. It is bright and light and spotless. There is all of the kitchen equipment that one could possibly want - and more. There are two tables; one is in the middle of the room and one is in a corner under a window. Views are to the Slaney Estuary and toward Wexford town. |
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A games room, with a
full-sized pool table, is beyond the
kitchen. It is a very large room that has a brick fireplace and a
brick floor, fine antque furniture, a rare antique map of the area
hanging on
the wall, easy chairs, games, books. Two tall windows look to the
side gardens and the meadows.
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Back downstairs, the large
and pretty guest powder room is off a
hallway that goes to the front entrance hall. Next to the powder
room, a door opens onto a back patio and courtyard where there is a
dining table and chairs and a BBQ. The parking area is near this,
with many potted flowers. There is a play area with a trampoline
and a tree house A large room is the holding area for
golf equipment, wet things, Wellies and other active wear.
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The bedrooms are reached by
the front stairs and a back stairway
Going up the front stairway, there is a wide landing that has an armoire, two antique rocking chairs with needlepoint covers and a great old horse lamp. Schufro is the first bedroom. This enormous corner bedroom has twin beds with beautiful fabric headboards and matching bed spreads. There is a dressing table and chair, six easy chairs, a secretary, a chest of drawers, a highboy. Four tall windows overlook the Estuary and the countryside. |
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Donnerhall Bedroom's theme is horses (the family raises Donnerhall horses in Germany). There is a king bed with a coral fabric headboard and bedspread and an antique fur throw over that. The room has an antique mirrored armoire, a large chest of drawers, two comfortable easy chairs, a bookcase that holds a music system. A chest at the foot of the bed - and the curtains – are a playful pattern of riders' clothing and gear. Wallpaper is yellow and beige stripes. Two large windows look to the side grounds. |  |
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Brendan
Bedroom has a wider-than-usual single bed which is probably
better for one person, but it could work for two smallish adults.
Silver fabric is on the bed, headboard and windows. There is a
chest of drawers, an armoire, a demi-lune table. There are
pastoral paintings on the soft golden wallpaper and a large window that
faces the woods. This is a smallish room, but lovely
and dreamy. The crisp, white-painted en suite bathroom has a shower stall and white and gray floor tiles. |
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Frieda
and Paul Bedroom has a gorgeous antique mahogany king bed
and matching bedside cupboards. A chaise lounge at the
foot of the bed us coveredin olive-green silk. There is a large
antique armoire, a comfortable sofa and
ottoman, a feminine desk, a small pedestal sink in the
corner of the room. Wallpaper has bouquets on a pink background;
the wall-to-wall carpeting is coral. Two large windows look to
the water and the
front gardens. The large en suite bathroom has a long, deep tub with a hand-held shower and a separate shower stall. The wallpaper is beautiful: gold-green background with blue and coral humming birds. |
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A
short hallway leads to the Sophia-Gloria Suite. A sitting area
has a huge Empire sofa, a round table wtith an antique tea cozy, a low
Empire chest and chest of drawers. An
Oriental rug is laid on the original pine floor. The separate bedroom has twin beds with beige and olive stripped fabric headboards and matching bedspreads and bosters covered in lovely sherbet colors. There is a sweet antique undies holder hanging on the wall. Two tall windows look to the front and the water. |
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| The large en suite bathroom has a long, deep claw foot tub with a hand-held shower and a separate shower stall. The wallpaper's custom-designed cow motif is fabulous and the woodwork, painted by a local artist to resemble a meadow, adds to the humor. The Holsteinmotif is carried through the decor down to the fingernail brush. A window overlooks the side garden border and an enormous rhododendron that has pink blossoms. You can enjoy the garden view - and the cows on the walls - while you relax in the tub. |  |
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The garden, filled with
mature flowering trees and shrubs, has
garden furniture for alfresco meals. The property includes four
hectares of incredible gardens which are actually a park.
Hydrangeas, camellias, roses, palms (yes, palm trees in Ireland),
borders, mature shrubs and trees provide shade and fragrance and
privacy and a chance to forget about the world's woes for a bit.
The greenhouse has tropical vines and lemon trees.
There are over forty acres of forest on the property and meadows in which to stroll. Walk to the waterfall and photograph or draw its beauty. |
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The estate is working
farm. The milk and cheese that you eat
for breakfast is "this morning fresh" from the 500 cows who graze in
the
300 hectares of pastures. Children love to visit the cows and
watch
the state-of-the-art milking system.
Children are warmly welcomed
here. There is a tree house, a
trampoline and table tennis. The friendly farm manager lives on
site and he is
available, if needed. The house has a security
system.
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Curracloe, one of
Ireland's nicest beaches (Saving Private Ryan was
filmed here) is nearby. There are four 18-hole golf courses
within a twenty mile radius. Historic Wexford town has many
cultural activities, including the Wexford Opera Festival. The
climate is temperate year-round. Beach walking has no season
here. In Wexford town, there are excellent restaurants, authentic
pubs, very good shopping, cinema, and an opera house. Nearby
Enniscorthy has a dog racing track which is very popular with locals
and visitors.
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WEEKLY PRICES Heating and electricity and
daily housekeeping are included.
Breakfast and a large selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks are provided. Dinner can be arranged at an additional charge. Special conditions apply for Wexford Opera Festival every October. Enquire for details. |
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8 Jan thru Feb 2010 |
March thru October 2009 |
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6 guests |
€ 3580 |
€ 3980 |
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7 guests |
€ 3880 |
€ 4280 |
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8 guests |
€ 4180 |
€ 4580 |
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9 guests |
€ 4480 |
€ 4880 |
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10 guests |
€ 4880 |
€ 5180 |
| 11 guests | € 5180 | € 5480 |
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