The Co Cork residence owned by Northern Irish man Des McGahan, which has hosted European royalty and American A-listers, can be snapped up for around €5,500,000.
Ballinacurra House, located in Kinsale — voted one of the best places in Ireland to live — boasts eight ensuite bedrooms, a country-style kitchen, a family room, drawing room, dining room and other living spaces.
The property’s entertainment wing offers six ensuite guest bedrooms and various other rooms including a ballroom and a bar. There is also a commercial kitchen. It the place chosen by the late Michael Jackson, and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, when they visited Ireland.
The 25,000 sq ft Ballinacurra House sits within 40 acres of breathtaking grounds and walled gardens, and overlooks the Bandon River. It and features its own private jetty, pond, streams, horse riding arena, stables and more than 20 acres of manicured lawns.
Other properties within the estate include a fully converted stone cottage, coach house and lodge. The estate is fronted by 16th-century 12-foot-high stone walls, with access via electric gates.
The property enjoys private water frontage on to Ballinacurra Creek and Whitecastle Creek, which feed into the Bandon River. There is a rebuilt jetty and fishing deck as well as road access to this picnic area, and the remains of a stone boat house.
It is believed that ships bringing supplies during the Kinsale Battle of 1601 used Ballinacurra Quay.
For further information on the property, contact Independent Property Estates Ltd on 028 9145 0000