BALLYKNOCKANE ESTATE ON APPROXIMATELY 5,000 ACRES 

For sale by private treaty Ballyknockane Lodge, Bally Patrick Co Tipperary on c. 2,024 hectares (5,000 acres).

Ballyknockane Lodge is a charming residential sporting estate with a fine early Victorian hunting lodge surrounded by extensive plantings of broadleaf and specimen trees. Situated on the lower south facing slopes of Slievenamon, the Lodge enjoys outstanding panoramic views over the Suir River valley south to the Commeragh Mountains.

The Lodge:  Four reception rooms, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, kitchen, estate office and adjoining staff apartment.

Coach Yard:  Coach house with two reception rooms, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, double garage and billiard room.

Cottages:  Three cottages each with sitting/dining room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and kitchen.

Lands:  The lands extend to c. 2,024 hectares (5,000 acres or thereabouts) of which approximately 50 acres known as the arboretum surround the principal residence with gardens, walks et cetera. There are 1,000 acres of let commercial woodlands and 3,950 acres of open mountain moorland.

INTRODUCTION

This introduction and the particulars are intended to give a fair and substantially correct overall description for the intending purchasers and does not constitute part of an offer or contract. No responsibility is assumed for the accuracy of individual items.

HISTORY

Ballyknockane Lodge was built as a shooting lodge between 1866 and 1867 for the most noble the Marquis of Ormonde. The architect was Sir Thomas Newenham Deane and the contractor was Michael Broderick of Portlaw, Co. Waterford. In 1917, the estates of the Marquis of Ormonde in Tipperary totaled 5,630 acres including almost the whole of Slievenamon Mountain.

It was during the slow financial recovery of 1860’s, the Fenian movement, and the agrarian agitation, which continued to affect landowners adversely in rural areas ,culminating in the land war of 1879 to 1882, that country house building was virtually brought to a standstill. Surprisingly it was during this period that James Edward Butler, the Third Marquis of Ormonde built Ballyknockane Lodge at Ballypatrick. In December 1867, the publication, the Irish Builder presented a double page illustration of the new shooting lodge as it was being constructed. In the late 1950’s The Fifth Marquis moved to Ballyknockane after being forced to leave Kilkenny Castle due to an ever increasing taxation burden levied on the castle.

The property remained part of the Ormonde settled estates until 1979 when it was disposed of by private treaty. The sale was divided into four lots comprising the house on 52 acres, the coach house, 4,000 acres of mountain with sporting rights and 1,000 acres of land leased to the forestry commission.

The property subsequently benefited from considerable works and improvements, including the addition of three cottages and the upgrading of the converted coach house.

LOCATION

The property is located approximately 8 miles northeast of Clonmel on the south facing slopes of Slievenamon. The property enjoys an elevated situation commanding magnificent panoramic viewings from the Galtee Mountains in the west to the Comeragh Mountains in the south and east to the Booley Hills. The property rises to an elevation of some 720 metres above sea level. The town of Clonmel is a former Anglo-Norman stronghold and still retains a 15th century tower, 16th century tomb effigies, and is now the main town of South Tipperary. Nearby Carrick-on-Suir, boasts the finest surviving Tudor manor house in Ireland.

ACCESS

By road:  From Dublin, take the n7 branching onto the n9 at Kilcullen and then on the n10 to Kilkenny. From Kilkenny take the n76 passing through Callan and Grangemockler. after Grangemockler, Slievenamon can been seen on your right. Drive time approximately 2.5 hours.

From Waterford, take the n24 towards Clonmel and turn right onto the n76 sign posted Kilkenny.

From Limerick, take the n24 to Clonmel and continue on towards Waterford, turning left at the intersection with n76 sign posted Kilkenny.

From Cork, take the n8 to Cahir, then the n24 to Clonmel and proceed as above.

By sea:  Dublin Seaport is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles). Drive time approximately 2.5 hours. Dun Laoghaire Seaport is approximately 170 kilometres (105 miles). Rosslare seaport is approximately 130 kilometres (85 miles).

By air:  Cork International Airport is approximately 115 kilometres (71 miles).

Built in 1866.