SOLD €1650000.00
An outstanding roadside farm extending to C. 116 st. acres with the remains of a period residence thereon comes is for sale on 9th December 2022 at 15:00 (U.P.S.). On the instructions of the Reps of Marie T. O’Sullivan Deceased.
Doonass House, Doonass, Clonlara, Co. Clare is For Sale By Public and Online Auction on at GVM Auctioneers Kilmallock’s Limerick City Auction Rooms at 25/26 Glentworth Street, Limerick.
Description:
The lands are considered excellent quality with the majority in permanent pasture laid out in rolling parkland with many mature trees and extensive frontage to the River Shannon. The remaining lands comprise of mature woodland. The shell of the main residence an impressive eighteenth-century Georgian mansion remains together with a gate lodge by the main entrance. To the rear of the House is a very impressive courtyard of outbuildings in cut limestone.
Located by the Shannon, nearby the famous Doonass Falls, which also has a dramatic Folly by the River.
This is without doubt an exceptional estate/farm which offers enormous potential and situated in this idyllic setting only 15 minutes’ drive from Limerick City and within 30 minutes of Shannon Airport. It is worthy of immediate inspection.
History:
Home of the Massy family, who arrived in Ireland as part of Cromwell’s New Model Army. In 1820, the house was remodeled by Sir Hugh Dillon-Massy, the 2nd baronet Massy. A ‘Turret’ was built in front of the house on the banks of the River Shannon, originally a tower ( a six-sided brick building was added later) intended for viewing the rapids at Doonass. The fortunes of the Massys suffered badly during the Great Famine and much of the Doonass estate was sold off in the Encumbered Estate sales.
During the construction of the dam at Ardnacrusha, part of the Shannon water scheme, a group of 18 German engineers, scientists, and electricians lived in Doonass House. The Germans operated a sideline business from the house supplying wine from their homeland. In 1926, they received a court summons after 1400 bottles of wine were seized from the two cellars in the basement of the house.
In the 1950s the house was purchased by Benjamin Weissman, son of Chaim Weissman, first president of Israel. The house has had a number of different owners in the 20th century. It was gutted by fire in 2009.
Features
C 116 St Acres on rolling parkland.
Extensive frontage to the River Shannon.
Shell of the main residence an impressive eighteenth-century Georgian mansion remains.
Gate lodge by the main entrance.
Impressive courtyard of outbuildings in cut limestone.
Folly (Turret) by the River.
15 Minutes from Limerick City.
With 30 minutes drive of Shannon Airport.
Joint Solicitors: John Cooke, Solicitor, Main Street, Hospital, Co. Limerick.
William E. Leahy, Leahy Reidy Solicitors, Park Manor, Upper Mallow Street, Limerick.
Attending bidders must pre-register prior to the auction. If you wish to bid via online auction on www.lslauctions.com you will need to register with GVM Auctioneers at least 3 days before the sale and pay a bidding deposit.
Contact Richard Ryan GVM Auctioneers, Kilmallock: (063) 98555 or (087) 8067772.
See the catalogue: Here.
Register to bid: Here.