Glanseskin is an exquisite, detached family home of 381.1 sq m / 4,110 sq ft approx. occupying a wonderful, circa 1 acre, secluded setting in the heart of the leafy Burnaby Estate within striking distance of Greystones Golf Club, the Town Centre, DART station, South beach, and all amenities.

Portland Road North is one of Edwardian bastion, the Burnaby's, best kept secret: a short link between Portland Road and Whitshed Road off which Farm Lane offers a convenient short-cut to Greystones Golf Club mere minutes away on foot. It is here in this five-bedroom residence that the Cherry family made their home at the turn of the 20th century in the early years of Ireland's emergence as a nation once again, senior judicial officers witnessing history in the making. That palpable sense of occasion still pervades Glanseskin today where you will notice a combination of visual period delights such as the multi-paned windows, some stained-glass, beautifully preserved quarry tile, and pitch-pine floors and three elegant principal reception rooms featuring fine bay windows, and period fireplace surrounds. For us, a stand-out feature is the wrap-around tiled veranda (onto which both the drawing room and dining room enjoy direct access) linking both south and east elevations with another suntrap lower terrace outside the orangery-inspired family dining area – itself a modern 4th reception extension which seamlessly coalesces with the cosy kitchen at the heart of which is a traditional Aga cooker.

The impressive ground floor accommodation is approached through a pretty tiled entrance hall, in turn opening to a welcoming reception hallway with a corner fireplace and panelled cantilevered stairs which ascends to a light-infused gallery landing. A family room, drawing room and dining room (currently in vogue as a snooker room) radiate from the reception hall; while an inner hall leads to a guest cloakroom and to the kitchen, itself open-plan with what is effectively a fourth reception complete with orangery-inspired glazed easterly elevation. A rear hall accesses the practical boot room/utility, and once again Glanseskin yields its pleasant surprises in the form of a studio/home office. Upstairs the gallery landing opens to five bedrooms and two bathrooms - the main bedroom following the footprint of the drawing room below, and its bay-window offering panoramic views to the south and south-east towards the Irish Sea.

The expansive gardens of approx one acre are truly a delight, well screened from view and offering the keen gardener and nature lover plenty of interest in specimen trees and shrubs, an orchard section, kitchen garden, flowering bushes, all lending the gardens an array of year-round colour; in addition, the tennis court south-east of the house is an oasis of calm and tranquillity with a mid- summer ambience which is almost sub-tropical.

Greystones town has thrived in recent years and really is the perfect place to live, in fact having won the accolade of ‘Global Most Liveable Community Award' in 2008 and again in 2021! It is a very special place for families with its unrivalled local amenities which include beaches, harbour / marina, and such local sports clubs as the rugby, tennis, GAA, soccer, golf, hockey, and bowling clubs. There is an enviable array of eateries, boutique shops, supermarkets, cafes, cosy pubs, library, two golf courses and much more. The many local primary and secondary schools are highly regarded. For those who must travel the N/M11/M50, DART, TFI bus routes and Aircoach bring the country, capital, airport, centres of business and education within easy reach.