A ‘superb’ ivy-clad period style residence built for one of Michael Collins’ close confidantes is on the market with a guide price in excess of €2,000,000. Gleann Doire, Straffan was built circa 1924/1925 for Col. James (Jim) Slattery, one of the `Twelve Apostles` and known as ‘The One-Handed Assassin`.
Jim settled with his family in this property after becoming injured during military activities. A former owner, Mrs Ann Smurfit, added a living room and a drawing room to the property, adding dual aspect views of the surrounding gardens. The entire includes the main house, which is a fine five-bedroom house, a one-bedroom apartment, a two-car garage and additional ancillary buildings on approx.
two acres. The property extends to approx. 5,000 square feet of accommodation divided between the main house and apartment.
The house sits centrally on a manicured site and is surrounded by mature woodland and gardens. The courtyard and original stables along with the private access to the apartment are accessed by a central ivy-covered archway. The rear yard and ancillary buildings have a separate tree-lined entrance from the road, separated from the main house and courtyard by a beautiful ivy-clad stone wall.
The stunning gardens that surround the house have been meticulously landscaped by the current owners. Beginning with a lush laurel archway over the main entrance, followed by a driveway lined by box hedging and the surrounding lawns, creating a grand sense of arrival at.
