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Clononeen Stud,
Borris - in - Ossory, Co. Laois on c.16.16ha (40.0 acres)
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Clononeen Stud,
Borris - in - Ossory, Co. Laois On c.16.16ha (40.0 acres)
For Sale by Private Treaty
Dublin 108 km (67 miles), Limerick 85 km (53 miles), Kilkenny 56 km (35 miles), Nenagh 38 km
(24 miles), Portlaoise 27 (16 miles), Roscrea 10km(6 miles), Borris-in-Ossory 1.6km (1 mile).
A unique opportunity to acquire a country house and working stud farm in immaculate
condition located in a tranquil setting.
Main Residence: Open plan kitchen/living room, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,
cloakroom, utility room, walk-in hot press, boot room, office. The
main house extends to approx. 2,000 sq. ft. (186 sq. m.)
Gate Lodge: Open plan kitchen/living room, 2 bedrooms 1 en suite, bathroom &
utility room. Total approx. 850 sq. ft. (78.9 sq. m.)
Main Stable Yard: American Barn 10 Lodden boxes, adjoining vet room, 4 large barns
(one in stables), 2 large lean-tos, two-storey stone barn including
pump-room, tack room, storage areas, extensive concrete yards,
arena, machinery yard.
Second Yard: Second surfaced yard in the centre of the farm with 30’ x 20’ shed.
Lands: Lands extend to c. 16.16ha (40 acres), laid out in grass, postand-railed,
electric fencing and piped water throughout,
internal access through fields and convenient road entrances.
1,000 metres of road frontage.
History
The original house and gate lodge have been sympathetically restored and upgraded. This is
a working stud farm and the highly regarded Clononeen herd of coloured cobs have been bred
and exported since the 1970s.
Description
The property is approached along an old stone wall and up a sweeping avenue leading to the
front of the house and round to the yard. There are two floodlit foaling paddocks adjacent to the
main house.
Clononeen house is a graciously proportioned family home. The open plan high ceiling
reception room leads into the kitchen and has considerable warmth, enhanced by the pleasant
proportions and brightness. Above the kitchen is a cozy den/ship’s bedroom. Upstairs are two
good size bedrooms and bathroom. Downstairs is another bedroom, bathroom and a selection
of cloakrooms and a utility. The kitchen leads through French doors on to a sunny patio and
walled garden with a wonderful lime tree and lawned sun trap.
There is a delightful 2 bed gate lodge at the rear entrance.

The property has been operated as home to one of the largest herds of purebred Irish coloured
cobs since the 1970s and has been continuously upgraded. It would make an ideal small stud
farm and would be suitable for other agricultural uses.
Location
The new motorway extension on the Dublin/Limerick Road N7 makes Clononeen very accessible
from Dublin, Limerick, Kilkenny and Cork, with excellent facilities available in the thriving towns
of Roscrea and Portlaoise (only minutes away), and Borris on Ossory for all one’s local needs.
Dublin Airport is about 90 minutes in normal traffic.
Roscrea is a 10 minute drive, Nenagh and Portlaoise about 25 minutes drive away. The Georgian
town of Birr with its castle and scenic centre is about 25 minutes.
There are 21 bus departures per day from Borris (13 CIE and 8 Kavanagh) to Dublin (some serve
the airport) and 21 to Limerick, while Ballybrophy rail station (on the Dublin-Cork line) is 10
minutes away.
Amenities
Golfing
The golf enthusiast is well catered for in the surrounding area with a number of quality golf
courses within half an hour’s drive. The main courses are Roscrea Golf club and restaurant,
Thurles, Abbeyleix Golf club and Mountrath.
Racing
Racecourses under an hour’s drive include Tipperary, Thurles, Limerick, the Curragh, Gowran,
Clonmel, Punchestown and Naas.
Hunting, Shooting and Polo
A choice of hunting packs are available to the keen horseman including the Laois, North Tipperary
Foxhounds, Ormond and The Golden Vale, all within easy boxing distance. There are a number
of private shoots in the area, and the Moyne Polo Club is at Durrow, a 25 minute drive.
Education
There are a number of primary schools and play schools in the locality, with secondary education
available in Roscrea, Rathdowney, Portlaoise, Thurles and Nenagh.
Shopping
The local village of Borris in Ossory is only a mile away and provides all the normal requirements
of every day living. Roscrea, Nenagh & Portlaoise are the nearest main shopping centres,
Kilkenny city can be reached in approximately 45 minutes. The fantastic Kildare outlet centre is
a 40 minute drive.
Main House Accommodation (Approximately 2,000 Sq. ft./ 186 Sq. m) See floor plans
Gate Lodge Accommodation (Approximately 850 Sq. ft./ 78.9 Sq. m)

Main yard
The extensive main yard includes an American barn, a large fenced arena, four adjacent
large barns, two large lean-tos and an original two-storey stone-cut barn. Automatic drinkers
throughout.
American Barn – 60’ x 35’, 10 Lodden boxes with drinkers and click feeders.
Barn 1 – 57’ x 25’ with access to turn out paddock.
Barn 2 – 45’ x 30’, laid out as 4 boxes and foaling shed, access to turn out paddock.
Barn 3 – 45’ x 45’.
Barn 4 – 45’ x 36’.
Lean-to 1 – 80’ x 15’.
Lean-to 2 – 60’ x 20’.
Two-storey stone cut barn – 60ft x 20ft, lofted and recently re-roofed. Contains pump house,
feed room, tack room, storage areas.
All the barns face the concrete yards and are adjacent to the dung stead, American barn and
machinery yard.
Second yard
A second hard-core and concrete yard in the middle of the farm has road and internal access and
a 30’ x 20’ shed.
Lands
The land is exceptional quality limestone, ideally suitable for blood stock, cattle rearing, or any
farming enterprise. There is very good natural hedging and shelter and the land is well fenced
and stud fenced, dry, combined with a sunny aspect. Fields have been re-seeded regularly and
there is electric fencing and piped water throughout. There are 2 corrals which link all the main
paddocks. The farm is laid out in manageable divisions all with water troughs, good access from
the yard and separate road entrances to the house ,yard and fields.
All 40 acres are in permanent pasture. There is approximately 1,000 metres of road frontage and
five separate gates giving convenient access from the country road, as well as internal access.
There are turbary rights (approx. 1.5 acres) to a nearby working bog.
Services
Private well water, septic tank, mains electricity, oil fired central heating, oil fired Aga, broadband,
satellite TV.
Tenure
Freehold
Viewing
Strictly by prior appointment only.
Public Road
Ground Floor First Floor
Foaling Paddock 1
Main House
Walled Garden
Paddock
Parking
Stone
Barn
Hard core
Foaling Paddock 2
Shed
1
Shed
2
Concrete Yard
Gate Lodge Entrance
Shed
3
Corral
Shed
4
Dungstead
Concrete Yard
Lean-to 1
Concrete Yard
Lean-to 2
Arena
Paddock
Hard Core Yard
Public Road
Paddock
Paddock
Reception Rooms / Living and Circulation Areas
Kitchens
Bedrooms
Bathrooms
Storage
Not to Scale
These plans are for illustrative purposes only.
Tthey are for guidance only.
4 Stables/ Foaling Sheds
Shed 1: 57 ft x 25ft
Shed 2: 45 ft x 30ft
Shed 3: 45 ft x 45ft
Shed 4: 45 ft x 36ft
Lean-to 1: 80 ft x 15ft
Lean-to 2: 60 ft x 20 ft
American Barn: 60ft x 35ft
(10 Stables)
2 Storey Stone Barn: 60ft x 20ft
Arena: 150 ft x 75 ft

Directions
From Dublin:
Take the M7 past Portlaoise to the turn-off (Junction 21) for Borris-in-Ossory (approx. 70 minutes in
normal traffic from the Red Cow roundabout). Then take the turn left for Limerick on the old N7 at
the final roundabout, then first right after about 800 metres. Clononeen Stud is 300 metres straight
ahead, about five minutes from the motorway.
From Limerick:
Take M7/N7 through Roscrea and final left turn before the roundabout entering Borris-in-Ossory.
(The final motorway section, due to open later this year, should put Clononeen about 50 minutes
from the outskirts of Limerick).
01 662 3255
Robert Ganly/ Celia Lamb
8-34 Percy Place, Dublin 4
robert.ganly@ie.knightfrank.com
celia.lamb@ie.knightfrank.com
www.knightfrank.ie
Clononeen Stud
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