{"id":285109,"date":"2026-01-15T04:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/285109\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:19:19","slug":"cleverly-redesigned-former-council-house-with-garden-room-in-dundrum-for-e675000-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/285109\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleverly redesigned former council house with garden room in Dundrum for \u20ac675,000 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Address:<\/strong> 129 St Columbanus Road, Dundum, Dublin 14<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> \u20ac675,000 <\/p>\n

Agent:<\/strong> Mullery O’Gara<\/p>\n

Hailed as the first European, with his vision for a \u201cEurope of the nations\u201d where a platform could be shared for peace and prosperity, St Columbanus shared cultural influences across what was then a broken Europe in the 7th century. The radical visionary who would become the inspiration for what we know today as the European Union<\/a> is remembered by a legacy of miracles, including taming a bear, giving sight to a blind man and destroying with his breath a cauldron of beer prepared for a pagan festival.<\/p>\n

His name is given to St Columbanus Road in Dundrum<\/a> and the wider St Columbanus estate, where these former Corporation houses, dating from the 1940s and 1950s, are known for their solid construction and great location. <\/p>\n

Many of these houses have been renovated and extended and have in recent years seen prices soar. Number 185, a semidetached 125sq m four-bed \u2013 in need of renovation as its Ber was E1 \u2013 achieved \u20ac751,000 in 2025 against an asking price of \u20ac675,000. <\/p>\n

One of the main selling points of these sturdy houses is the location, which is on the doorstep of schools, a Luas<\/a> stop (at Windy Arbour) and a short walk to Dundrum Town Centre<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But over the years there has been ambiguity over the actual address of the road. Historically known as Greater Rathmines and later Milltown, due to the fact it lies on the D14 side of the river Dodder, it is also referred to as being in Dundrum. Throwing a further spanner in the works is the fact that Our Lady\u2019s National School \u2013 also on the road \u2013 lists its address as Clonskeagh, while the Luas stop at Windy Arbour is just a few minutes\u2019 walk away; however, most entries on the Property Price Register (PPR) describe it as Dundrum. Despite this ambiguity, it benefits from proximity to services in Milltown, Dundrum, Rathmines and Ranelagh.<\/p>\n

Number 129 has just launched to the market through Mullery O\u2019Gara<\/a> and is a prime example of what can be achieved in upgrading these former council houses.<\/p>\n

Listed on the PPR as having last sold in 2015 for the sum of \u20ac140,000, this figure represents an interfamilial transfer. Current owners describe it as then requiring a full renovation, as it a had a low Ber. Engaging architect Michael Kelly, the brief was to increase energy performance, include an extra bathroom and have open-plan living downstairs.<\/p>\n

This has been achieved superbly by the clever design to invert the staircase. Instead of rising just inside the front door, it now ascends in the opposite direction from the dining space. In doing this, it allowed for a utility room (in the now front hallway) and gave a wider footprint to the dining space as the former corridor was removed. <\/p>\n

Locating the kitchen to the front from its original galley-style setting to the rear gave the space for an extension overlooking the garden. Here the west-facing aspect, installation of a huge frameless roof light and large patio doors bounce light through the space \u2013 which is reflected on the all-white interiors and mirrored area in the diningroom.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe house has a Kube kitchen \"DiningDining space \"Open-planOpen-plan layout with the new staircase \"NewNew extension \"Light-filledLight-filled stairwell \"OneOne of two double bedrooms \"Zinc-Zinc- and cedar-clad extension \"RearRear garden with home office <\/p>\n

Upstairs, the addition of a small extension gave two decent double bedrooms and a second bathroom, and light here was addressed with the inclusion of a second roof light flooding the stairwell.<\/p>\n

[\u00a0Average value of second-hand homes rises by almost 7%Opens in new window<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n

Outside, the rear garden \u2013 which gets evening sun \u2013 has a dining space, lawn and shrubs all neatly framed by wooden fencing. Beyond is a smart home office, behind which is a storage shed.<\/p>\n

With triple-glazed windows and lots of insulation, the 84sq m (904sq ft) property now has a much-improved Ber rating of B2. Owners are upsizing with a growing family and have placed their home \u2013 close to several leisure activities such as walks along the river Dodder and Darty Park \u2013 on the market seeking \u20ac675,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Address: 129 St Columbanus Road, Dundum, Dublin 14 Price: \u20ac675,000 Agent: Mullery O’Gara Hailed as the first European,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,366,30865,7924,7923,18,117,19,17,11550,22735,22736,1658,62849],"class_list":{"0":"post-285109","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-dublin-14","14":"tag-dundrum","15":"tag-dundrum-town-centre","16":"tag-eire","17":"tag-entertainment","18":"tag-ie","19":"tag-ireland","20":"tag-luas","21":"tag-mullery-ogara","22":"tag-new-to-the-market","23":"tag-property","24":"tag-rathfarnham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115897195900832357","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}