{"id":485771,"date":"2026-05-15T09:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/485771\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:39:18","slug":"blackrock-home-that-inspired-a-glen-hansard-penned-ballad-now-in-the-frame-for-a-lucky-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/485771\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackrock home that inspired a Glen Hansard-penned ballad now in the Frame for a lucky buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Number 15 Seafort Parade in Dublin\u2019s Blackrock has great views and ample space\n<\/p>\n

\"Exterior<\/p>\n

Exterior of 15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

\"Living<\/p>\n

Living room of 15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

\"Family<\/p>\n

Family room of 15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The view from the garden of 15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

Asking price: \u20ac1.195m<\/p>\n

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 288 0088<\/p>\n

\u200bWho knows what sparks creative minds to produce works of beauty, whether in art, theatre, dance, literature or music? Over three decades ago, something in the south Dublin air appears to have inspired singer\/songwriter and Frames frontman Glen Hansard to compose a poignant number that featured on a 1991 demo tape by the rock band.<\/p>\n

\"Living<\/p>\n

Living room of 15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

Years before he won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Falling Slowly from the movie Once, Hansard penned a lesser known work named after a house in Blackrock which, according to the current owners, he visited in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n

\"Family<\/p>\n

Family room of 15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

While it didn\u2019t make it on to the band\u2019s early albums, The Frames played it at their 25th anniversary shows at the Iveagh Gardens in 2015. The name of the song? 15 Seafort Parade.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The view from the garden of 15 Seafort Parade, Blackrock, Co Dublin<\/p>\n

An elegant redbrick Edwardian terraced house, the property is in a scenic setting overlooking Blackrock Park and Dublin Bay. Measuring 1,260 sq ft, it\u2019s laid out over three storeys, with a contemporary living\/dining\/kitchen area on the top floor to maximise those sea views.<\/p>\n

On the ground floor there\u2019s a double bedroom and to the front, a family room with original cast-iron fireplace. A piano currently placed against a side wall here could be useful if the sound of lapping waves across the road or the distant cries of squawking seagulls might inspire residents to create a tune of their own.<\/p>\n

At garden level are two bedrooms and a bathroom. It\u2019s a short walk to Blackrock village, seafront and Dart station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Number 15 Seafort Parade in Dublin\u2019s Blackrock has great views and ample space Exterior of 15 Seafort Parade,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[24235,18,117,19,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-485771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-dublin-property","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116577931823625223","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485771","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=485771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}