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6 Riversdale Mews Ballyboden Road Rathfarnham Dublin 14
WITHIN THE GROUNDS OF RIVERSDALE HOUSE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE HISTORICAL RATHFARNHAM VILLAGE AND ON 1.2 ACRES OF LANDSCAPED GARDENS, WHERE THREE LUXURIOUS DETACHED FAMILY DWELLINGS AND THREE MEWS DWELLINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED IN KEEPING WITH THE STYLE AND CHARACTER OF THE OLD HOUSE. WITH THEIR PEBBLE-DASHED FAΗADE, CASEMENT WINDOWS, GRANITE SILLS, NATURAL SLATE ROOFS AND ALUMINIUM GUTTERS,THESE HOMES COMBINE THE BEST IN CLASSICAL SKILLS WITH MODERN DESIGN AND MATERIALS. METICULOUS ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO DETAIL IN THE LAYOUT AND FEATURES OF EACH OF THESE HOUSES.
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)
RIVERSDALE HOUSE THE LAST HOME OF POET W B YEATS IS LOCATED JUST OFF BALLYBODEN ROAD IN A MATURE RESIDENTIAL AREA OF RATHFARNHAM ABOUT 7KMS (4.5MILES) FROM THE CITY CENTRE. W B YEATS TOOK A 13 YEAR LEASE ON RIVERSDALE HOUSE IN 1932 AND LIVED THERE WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. IT WAS THE SETTING FOR HIS LAST MEETING WITH MAUD GONNE IN 1938 AND AN ENCOUNTER WITH EOIN O DUFFY IN 1933.
YEATS IS SAID TO HAVE FOUND GREAT SOLACE AT THE HOUSE AFTER THE DEATH OF LADY GREGORY.TWO OF HIS POEMS WHAT THEN? AND AN ACRE OF GRASS ARE ABOUT RIVERSDALE. YEATS WAS MADE A SENATOR IN 1922 AND AWARDED THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE IN 1923. YEATS DIED ON 28TH. JANUARY 1939 AT THE HΣTEL IDEAL SΙJOUR IN MENTON FRANCE BUT HIS BODY WAS NOT BROUGHT BACK TO IRELAND UNTIL AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR. HE IS BURIED AT DRUMCLIFFE CO. SLIGO
ONE OF THESE MEWS HOUSES HAS NOW COME TO THE MARKET.
ACCOMMODATION
Entrance Hallway
with cloakroom & hotpress
Lounge/Diningroom leading to open plan kitchen 17 1 x 15 5
fully integrated units
including cooker, hob extractor
fridge/freezer & dishwasher
Bedroom 1. 10 7 x 10 4 with built-in wardrobes
Bedroom 2. 11 3 x 8 6 with built in wardrobes
Bathroom w.c & w.h.b. 6 11 x 5 8 with insta power shower
OTHER FEATURES
Gas Fired Central Heating (Underfloor)
Double Glazed Casement Windows
Cable t.v. & wired for Telephone & Alarm
Patio to rear
Car Space & excellent visitor car parking
Circa 600 sq.ft.
