{"id":350581,"date":"2026-03-17T10:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/350581\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:22:12","slug":"price-of-michael-smurfits-former-kildare-home-is-slashed-by-e1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/350581\/","title":{"rendered":"Price of Michael Smurfit\u2019s former Kildare home is slashed by \u20ac1 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Situated on the 550 acre estate of the world-renowned K Club in Straffan, Co Kildare, the home boasts six bedrooms and two professional gyms.<\/p>\n

Villa Barton is an imposing residence set on its own expansive and pristinely manicured private grounds on the K Club estate, one of Ireland’s most exclusive and desirable gated community developments.<\/p>\n

It was formerly the home of one of Ireland\u2019s best-known businessmen, Michael Smurfit, who was also the owner of the K Club before he sold it in 2020.<\/p>\n

The property was placed on the market in June 2024 for \u20ac4.5m. After failing to sell at that price it was then reduced to \u20ac3.5m where it remains today.<\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

The two-storey over basement residence overlooks the immaculately landscaped Arnold Palmer-designed Palmer North Golf Course.<\/p>\n

Inside, the home has three reception rooms, an office, kitchen, living room, sunroom, six bathrooms, five double bedrooms, each with their own en-suite and dressing room and two professionally equipped gyms \u2013 both with purple glittery walls. <\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

Along with a wine cellar modelled on the typical winery’s in Bordeaux, the house comes with two outdoor terraces and its very own fully functioning bar.<\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

From gold bedazzled pillars to a crystal chandelier in the guest bathroom and jacuzzi bathtubs in each of the en-suites, no expense was spared in decorating the villa.<\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

In the baroque-style master-suite, there are views overlooking both the front and rear gardens, taking in the sights of the lake and the mature Tuscan Cypress trees that border the grounds.<\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

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The room also features a black leather buttoned and upholstered wall and a black crystal chandelier and provides access to the sunroom and terrace.<\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

Other unique features around the house include a safe room, sculptures, brushed gold sockets and a mirror on the ceiling above the bed of the master bedroom. <\/p>\n

There is also high level of security with an onsite security company.<\/p>\n

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Villa Barton in Co Kildare is on the market for \u20ac3.5m. Photo: Daft.ie<\/p>\n

The residence was built in 1993 and completely remodelled in 2006.<\/p>\n

This property is up for sale with mandatory golf club membership at the K Club. This membership entitles the members access to both golf courses, the health club, fishing and discounted hotel services.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s on the market for \u20ac3,500,000 by French Estates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Situated on the 550 acre estate of the world-renowned K Club in Straffan, Co Kildare, the home boasts…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[7499,61,60,112],"class_list":["post-350581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-aisling-bolton-dowling","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}