Hiskinstown

The offering of the subject property to the summer market presents an exciting opportunity for those who wish to customise their own home. While this property, that incorporates an extended country cottage estimated to stand on in excess of one-third of an acre, requires extensive refurbishment and retrofitting in order to increase it to a level of comfort expected nowadays, the fundamentals here are good. A large site, mains water and electricity connections, and a convenient location, almost opposite St Tolas National School, amongst other positive attributes. Better still being vacant in excess of two years, there are a range of State-funded housing improvement grants.

HOUSING GRANTS & SUPPORT SCHEMES
As of 1st May 2023, amongst the Government initiatives, there`s up to €70,000 (includes €20,000 Derelict top-up) available through the Croí Cónaithe scheme and up to €26,750 under the SEAI Better Energy Home Scheme, subject to qualification and conditions. Interested parties should make their own independent enquiries in relation to same in order to satisfy their applicability, availability, conditionality and qualification.

LOCATION
Set in lovely countryside, this property is especially convenient being located approximately 150 metres distant from St Tolas National School and a further 150 metres or so from the N52, the Kells/Mullingar Road, otherwise the Dundalk/Limerick Road. The villages of Delvin and Killucan are some 4km and 8.5km distant respectively; the county town of Mullingar, Westmeath`s administrative centre, is 16km distant or so; and Kells town is some 26km distant, with the M3 motorway conveniently adjacent. Moreover, this property is located some 16km north of the village of Kinnegad, with the M4 and M6 motorways conveniently adjacent too. Meath`s county town of Navan is some 35km distant from the property.

Between both Delvin and Killucan, the day-to-day requirements of local residents are satisfied with several good hostelries and shops, pharmacies, hardwares, craft butchers, health centres, schools and churches along with various recreational and sporting clubs to include Gaelic football, hurling and soccer mediums but to mention a few. For those with older children, locals typically utilise the range of secondary schools locally at Killucan and Mullingar. Add to that, there are pre-school childcare options available locally too.

There are several well-established golf courses locally including those at Kells at Headfort Golf Club, dating to 1928 including a championship course, and Mullingar whose origins date to 1894. Mullingar Rugby club is popular too. Nearby Lough Lene, Lough Derravaragh and the Stoneyford River open up options to be enjoyed on the water including canoeing, boating and fishing. Add to that the relatively close Royal Canal Greenway, a fantastic amenity for all to walk, jog, run or cycle. This Greenway spans some 130km, starting in Maynooth in Co Kildare and finishing up in Clondra, Co Longford, in between transversing Counties Meath and Westmeath. The area is also known for its excellent hunting. Further fun days out can be had at nearby attractions Belvedere Gardens, Loughcrew Hills with ever popular gardens and adventure centre adjacent, Tullynally Castle, Fore Abbey with nearby distillery which uniquely turns out both rum and poitín, Mullaghmeen Forest being Europe`s largest planted Beech forest, Causey Farm, Trim Castle, concerts at Ballinlough Castle and Bru na Boinne, one of only two UNESCO world heritage sites located in the Republic of Ireland, that is predominately made up of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. Why not come see for yourself, explore and enjoy?

The area proves itself time and time again particularly popular with Dublin commuters and for those who transverse the country for a living. Employees from the ICT, E-commerce and pharma sectors based around Blanchardstown / Damastown as well as ICTs based around Leixlip often choose this area as a place to call home, citing lifestyle, ease of commuting and affordability as the rationale for their choice. Such companies include giants like Synopsys, IBM, PayPal, Symantec, Ebay, Paypal, Bristol Myers-Squibb, Alexion, Helsinn Birex, Hewlett-Packard and Intel with recent additions to include MSD near Dunboyne and Facebooks new data centre at Clonee.

VIEWING
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ARE YOU THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME OR A PROPERTY?
Quillsen have branch offices across Dublin including those at Dún Laoghaire, Fairview, Ranelagh and Terenure, as well as a regional office in Meath`s county town, Navan. This enables and ensures that we provide a superior property service throughout Counties Dublin and Meath, as well as into the adjoining parts of Counties Louth, Cavan, Offaly, Kildare and Wicklow. Our name is synonymous with the sale of residential properties, both urban and rural, as well as development land, farm and country properties. We offer a FREE no-obligation sales appraisal and valuation for those who are selling or those that are contemplating selling. We would of course love to hear from you with a view to assisting with your property requirements be it advisory, transactionary or otherwise. Call or message Chris Smith on +353872109470 or email [email protected]


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Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

ARE YOU THINKING OF SELLING?

We offer a FREE no-obligation sales appraisal and valuation for those who are selling or those that are contemplating selling. We would of course be delighted to hear from you with a view to assisting with your property requirements be it advisory, transactionary or otherwise.

DISCLAIMER

Information is provided subject to the principle of caveat emptor and so parties are put on notice of the following: (i) No statement or measurement contained in any correspondence, brochure or advertisement issued by the Vendor or any agent on behalf of the Vendor relating to the Subject Property shall constitute a representation inducing the Purchaser to enter into the sale or any warranty forming part of this Contract; (ii) Any statements, descriptions or measurements contained in any such particulars or in any verbal form given by or on behalf of the Vendor are for illustration purposes only and are not to be taken as matters of fact; (iii) Any mis-statement, mis-description or incorrect measurement given verbally or in the form of any printed particulars by the Vendor or any person on the Vendor’s behalf shall not give rise to any cause of action claim or compensation or to any right of rescission under this Contract; (iv) No right of action shall accrue against any agent, employee, or other person whatsoever connected directly or indirectly with the Vendor whereby any mistake, omission, discrepancy, inaccuracy, misstatement or misrepresentation may have been published or communicated to the Purchaser during the course of any representations or negotiations leading up to the sale; and (v) The Contract of Sale constitutes the entire agreement between the parties thereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and extinguishes any representations or warranties (if any) previously given or made excepting those contained in the Contract of Sale and no variation shall be effective unless agreed and signed by the parties or by some person duly authorised by each of them. That said, interested parties are encouraged to seek a professional opinion(s) in relation to any aspect of the purchase and or concerns they may have, prior to exchange of Contracts. Please be further advised that measurements are generally taken at the widest point in each room and so may not multiply to equate to the floor area of each room given architectural indents, rooms protruding into one another, l-shaped or other alternative shaped rooms, etc. Distances are approximated and rounded. Information is provided to the best of our knowledge. Additionally, in certain cases some information may have been provided by the vendor or third parties to ourselves.