{"id":540422,"date":"2026-06-17T20:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/540422\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:57:18","slug":"south-co-dublin-mansion-sold-for-e15-5m-in-most-valuable-property-sale-of-2026-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/540422\/","title":{"rendered":"South Co Dublin mansion sold for \u20ac15.5m in most valuable property sale of 2026 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

A landmark castellated mansion with its own private harbour on Coliemore Road in Dalkey<\/a>, south Co Dublin, has just sold for about \u20ac15.5 million, making it the most valuable home sale in the Irish market so far this year. <\/p>\n

The Irish Times understands that Inniscorrig<\/a>, a Victorian property built in a distinct Gothic Revival style, has been acquired by an Irish family living in the United States. <\/p>\n

The sale of the house, handled by London-based estate agency Inhous, is due to be formally completed in the coming days and is expected to deliver a significant profit for the vendors, accountant Shane Little and his wife Nicola O\u2019Flaherty. <\/p>\n

The couple paid \u20ac7.8 million for the sprawling six-bedroom house in 2018, according to the Property Price Register. <\/p>\n

A spokeswoman for Inhous declined to comment on the sale of Inniscorrig.<\/p>\n

Nicola O\u2019Flaherty is the daughter of the late Irish Volkswagen heir Nigel O\u2019Flaherty, who died in 2016 leaving almost \u20ac60 million in his will. <\/p>\n

\"GardensGardens and private harbour <\/p>\n

The majority of his fortune was derived from the MSL Motor Group\u2019s Volkswagen and Mercedes franchises that he and his brother, Michael, had inherited from their father, Stephen O\u2019Flaherty. <\/p>\n

O\u2019Flaherty bore the distinction of being the first dealer to assemble a Volkswagen outside Germany after he acquired the franchise for the Irish market in 1950. <\/p>\n

Built originally in 1847 as a summer retreat for the prominent Dublin physician Dominic Corrigan, Inniscorrig famously played host to both King Edward VII and King George V of England. <\/p>\n

A crown and star set in pebbles on either side of the front door commemorate the visits, while the spot above the front door features a granite bust of Corrigan. <\/p>\n

The house has been home to a succession of Ireland\u2019s wealthiest since that time.<\/p>\n

\"Hallway\"Hallway \"OneOne of the reception rooms \"Kitchen\"Kitchen \"KitchenKitchen dining area \"Diningroom\"Diningroom \"Bedroom\"Bedroom \"Conservatory\"Conservatory \"Balcony,Balcony, with a view to Dalkey Island <\/p>\n

William Harvey du Cros, a co-founder of the Dunlop tyre company, lived there in the early 20th century and carried out many structural improvements to the property. <\/p>\n

Businessman Dermot Smurfit lived in the house in the 1970s with his wife Caroline and their children, including the actor Victoria Smurfit.<\/p>\n

Extending to 560sq m (6,028sq ft), Inniscorrig has undergone a full renovation over recent years. <\/p>\n

The Victorian mansion, which has impressive views across to Howth and Dalkey Island, includes six double bedrooms, a morning room, two interlinked reception rooms, a drawingroom, diningroom, kitchen, reading room, utility room, boot room, wine cellar, a Hampton conservatory, and a viewing platform with views across Dublin Bay.<\/p>\n

\"GuestGuest lodge <\/p>\n

The house also has a guest lodge, a fully functioning private harbour and a sea swimming pool carved out of the granite shoreline and is set on 0.75 acres of landscaped gardens behind electric double wrought-iron gates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A landmark castellated mansion with its own private harbour on Coliemore Road in Dalkey, south Co Dublin, has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,60741,52,18,19,17,1658],"class_list":["post-540422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-dalkey","tag-dublin","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-property"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116767454880037904","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540422","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=540422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}