{"id":490034,"date":"2026-06-09T04:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/490034\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:11:39","slug":"home-and-mews-on-14-acres-with-stables-and-tennis-court-outside-rathangan-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/490034\/","title":{"rendered":"Home and mews on 14 acres with stables and tennis court outside Rathangan \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Address: Clonmoyle House, Clonmoyle, West Rathangan, Co Kildare<\/p>\n<p>Price: \u20ac1,350,000 <\/p>\n<p>Agent: Jordan Auctioneers<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"c-button c-button--link c-button--full-width c-button--large c-button--primary-reverse c-external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myhome.ie\/residential\/brochure\/clonmoyle-house-clonmoyle-west-rathangan-co-kildare\/5000269\"> View this property on MyHome.ie <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">The exact origins of Clonmoyle House in Rathangan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/kildare\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/kildare\/\">Co Kildare<\/a>, are lost to time, but the owners \u2013 one of whom has lived here all his life, it being the family farm \u2013 know the mews house on the grounds was the original farmhouse and appeared on the first Ordnance Survey maps published in the 1830s. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">An elegant 278sq m (2,992sq ft) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/country-homes\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/country-homes\/\">country home<\/a> on 14.6 acres, the rooms in Clonmoyle House have the open proportions of the Georgian era. Set well back from a busy road at the end of a tree-lined avenue, the house is surrounded by a sweep of gravel and white-painted iron railings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">\u201cNo one ever comes in the front door,\u201d one of the owners says, coming out to greet me via a green-painted conservatory clad in wisteria at the side of the house. We enter through the conservatory, which is a great overflow space for parties, tiled in terracotta and leading through to a lovely sittingroom. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">This has original pitch pine floors, fine coving, original sash windows and an open fireplace. It opens into the hallway and the seldom-used front door. On its far side is a fine diningroom, double aspect and filled with some exquisite period pieces and featuring a handsome Connemara red-marble fireplace, above which hangs an antique mirror. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">A narrow hall leads back to the heart of this home, the kitchen, complete with a double Aga. Even though it\u2019s deep in the country, it was the kind of home constantly bursting with the owners\u2019 children and their many friends, some of whom arrived on sleepovers and almost took up residence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">The kitchen has cream units with a small island.  The owners extended the original house here with a comfortable living area overlooking the garden. An informal cluster of couches surrounds a Swedish stove, with a dining area beyond it and French doors opening into the garden. To the rear of the kitchen is a big utility room and a shower room. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">There are five bedrooms upstairs; the main bedroom lies to the front of the house and has an en suite and a dressingroom. Opposite it is another bedroom and a family bathroom;  three more bedrooms occupy the rest of the first floor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">As well as the principal house, there is a mews at Clonmoyle: a dormer bungalow that has been renovated and decorated by the owners and is in great condition. This would have been the original farmhouse on the land, and now has an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area on the ground floor, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">The property is being sold in lots: the 102sq m (1,100sq ft) mews on an  acre is for sale for \u20ac350,000; Clonmoyle House on 13 acres for \u20ac950,000; or the house and mews on 14 acres for \u20ac1.3 million. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link\">[\u00a0<a aria-label=\"Open related story\" class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/property\/interiors\/2026\/05\/24\/how-one-couple-brought-an-irish-country-house-back-from-the-brink\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How one couple brought an Irish country house back from the brinkOpens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">The lands and gardens surrounding the house are meticulously maintained: the owner has crafted a formal garden behind the house, a wild woodland garden to the side and a sweeping lawn to the front. It comes with a tennis court, paddocks, sheds, tack room,  11 stables and an all-weather arena, so it\u2019s completely set up for  running a small equestrian operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">The owners are downsizing and will miss \u201cthe perfect peace and quiet\u201d and the fresh air, aided by the trees and lichen around the property. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph free \">Clonmoyle is between Rathangan, Monasterevin and Kildare towns, all of which have secondary community schools, and the local national school is nearby at Lackagh. Kildare train station offers frequent commuter services to Dublin city. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Mews house sheds and stables\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GAIN27ZB5BALTNRT3S3S5FEH4M.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Mews house sheds and stables <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Entrance hallway\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AFSKI6NUMFENRHKBZ4LBXLMZNU.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Entrance hallway <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Sittingroom\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FB55UVF6JJCEVNDQ7JKYDHE3JA.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Sittingroom <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Main bedroom\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2W3TB7UFMREJ7GMDRSYK7DJ2XI.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Main bedroom <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Conservatory\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/O4OQMPARJNBEDASAU6A4EV2XVA.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Conservatory <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Kitchen with double Aga\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ZOZEFVQO7NE3BE6O2MR2OJXTJA.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Kitchen with double Aga <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Living and dining area\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ET5JWAXNZVHWTK5DZAIG66HZNA.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"532\"\/>Living and dining area <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Patio to the side of the house\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VOGSYTGRGFAWFNCY6A3GMQC3TI.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"534\"\/>Patio to the side of the house <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Formal garden behind the main house\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4PFYE73ZBJB7HMSA5U524ECH6E.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"534\"\/>Formal garden behind the main house <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Deck overlooking the formal garden\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7OZI73RQYNEVBCSGDU3KWZVDOQ.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"534\"\/>Deck overlooking the formal garden <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"All-weather paddock\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VP5SHGVYDJDHHCWN53475AZ54U.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"534\"\/>All-weather paddock <img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Tennis court\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SRX24P3JWNHYJNN4MME4Z542UI.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"534\"\/>Tennis court <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Address: Clonmoyle House, Clonmoyle, West Rathangan, Co Kildare Price: \u20ac1,350,000 Agent: Jordan Auctioneers View this property on 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