Detached houses for sale in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford

Refurbished and Extended Former primary school now a spacious 6 bedroom family home This architecturally designed school house conversion has a total floor area of c. 3,700 Sq.Ft. and is presented in excellent decorative order. This impressive home boasts large open living spaces with many of the original school house features, 6 bedrooms and bathrooms, yet manages a very energy efficient b3 energy rating. Situated convenient to Edgeworthstown (c. 4 km) and the N4 Dublin Sligo road this house is on c. 0.75 acres with a large outbuilding. OUTSIDE: To the rear of the house there is an outbuilding that would be suitable as an office etc. SERVICES: Mains water, treatment plant, broadband available, Oil fired central heating, Double glazed high performance windows BACKROUND: Former national school restored, extended and transformed into a beautiful modern living space Originally built in 1937, St. Barry’s National School has the auspicious claim to fame of being the shortest running primary school in Ireland, just 32 years. It has now been converted into an architecturally designed 6 bedroom, 6 bathroom spacious home spanning over 3700 square feet. The schoolhouse is 2 miles from Edgeworthstown Village and the main N4 Dublin to Sligo road, 2 miles from the train station (Dublin to Sligo route) and 1 hour 15 mins from Dublin by car. Over 3 years, local artist Roy Lyndsay and his family restored, extended and transformed this two room schoolhouse into a beautiful modern living space whilst maintaining many of the original features of the school. The two classrooms retain their three large windows, their original doors, fireplaces and high ceilings. What was once the senior children’s classroom is now an expansive kitchen-dining room, the heart of the home. The new fully fitted shaker-style L-shaped kitchen has natural slate tiles and a solid wood worktop, the dining area, which is illuminated by down lighters, has a solid wood floor and open fire. The junior children’s classroom is now an impressive living room, it too has solid wood floors, an open fire and light pouring in from the three large mahogany windows. The windows throughout the house were designed to echo the original sash windows but are made with energy saving technology, keeping the rooms warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Also downstairs, off the hallway is a separate utility room with natural slate tiles and a solid wood worktop and a double bedroom with an ensuite, fully tiled and with a power shower. Originally the boys and girls would have entered separately at either side of the building, the engraved stones with ‘cailini’ and ‘buachaili’ remain over each entrance. The new, main entrance is at the back of the house. It is a double mahogany and glass doorway overhung by the first floor semi-circular balcony. It opens into a large entrance hallway, which has the first bedroom or study and a wc to the left and a cloakroom with the original numbered coat hooks under the stairs to the right. The bespoke wooden staircase leads up to the fully carpeted landing, off which is a bathroom and four double bedrooms, three of which are ensuite, including a free-standing bath in the master bedroom. Double mahogany and glass doors lead out onto the balcony, with recovered original terracotta tiles and a wrought iron railing. This is the perfect place to relax and overlook the quiet countryside. The house sits on 0.75 of an acre of land and has a large outhouse to the rear. This has been designed to be in keeping with the features of the schoolhouse and would make a great office or workshop. Before putting the schoolhouse up for sale the family invited everyone with a connection to the school, past-pupils, teachers and friends to an open day. It was a wonderful reunion where around 70 people came with their photographs and certificates and shared their stories and fond memories of St. Barry’s National School with the family and with each other.