DUNSHAUGHLIN, CO. MEATH FINE SELECTION OF THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM ENERGY EFFICIENT A RATED HOUSES LOCATION THE WILLOWS
Vibrant Location
The Willows is a new high quality residential development in a prime position in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, an historic location with an array of modern facilities.
It enjoys a lovely village atmosphere with excellent transport links including the close proximity of the park and ride railway station with a commuter rail link to Connolly Station; there are also many bus routes. Dunshaughlin is only 20 minutes from the M50 giving easy access to Dublin. The M3 motorway is also close by linking the town with various commuter belts. This has had a positive impact on the village as there is no longer a large “bottleneck” when entering and exiting the village in the morning and evenings.
The Dual Carriageway has reduced residents commuting time significantly. The village can be now be considered as a peaceful village setting within close proximity to Dublin city and an ideal option for a young family. The easy access to Dublin city centre is a considerable advantage. The cross Luas links will connect up with Broombridge, Phoenix Park bringing Dublin city centre even closer. It is also conveniently close to numerous amenities and facilities including schools, shops, restaurants, sports and leisure facilities. There is a large employer base closeby including Intel, Dublin Airport, Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown Town Centre and many more.
A new high quality residential development in a prime position
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Great Family Environment
The Willows is an ideal location for first time buyers and young families trading up who are wishing to stay in or move to an attractive location close to so many amenities. Dunshaughlin has two primary schools and a secondary school, Dunshaughlin Community College, which was selected as one of 12 schools worldwide to take part in Microsoft’s Innovative Schools Programme. In 2006 a town park was opened by President Mary Robinson.
Sporting Facilities
Sporting enthusiasts can savour the multitude of activities and clubs in Dunshaughlin and surrounding locations including gaelic football and hurling, rugby, soccer, golf, athletics, horse racing at Fairyhouse Racecourse, Rathbeggan Lakes activity centre; Killeen Castle Golf Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, the venue for the Solheim Cup 2011.
Historic Area
Dunshaughlin has a rich history and is famous for the 7th century ancient Crannóg or settlement where a number of Irish antiquities were discovered. It is close to the Boyne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty with many other important historical features such as the Hill of Tara, Newgrange, Oldbridge House, Trim Castle and Kells.
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Shopping TAYTO N2 PARK KILLEEN SuperValu CASTLE BLACK BUSH Dunshaughlin Health Centre &GOLF GOLF COURSE COURSE Pharmacy Lusk Hardware Stores Blanchardstown Shopping Centre Rush Avoca Dunboyne Planned Second Supermarket Dunshaughlin Ashbourne Ratoath Hotels, Restaurant & Bars M1 Station House Bellinter House M2 Dunboyne Castle Hotel Donabate An Sibin Bar and Restaurant Peters Bar & Restaurant The Country Club Avoca Dunboyne FAIRYHOUSE M3 RACECOURSE Entertainment
RATHBEGGAN Fairyhouse Racecourse LAKES Black Bush Golf Course Rathbeggan Lakes Swords Tayto Park Malahide Killeen Castle
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M1 M 3 PARKWAY Bank of Ireland TRAIN STATION Credit Union Connolly Hospital DUBLIN AIRPORT Dunboyne Education M2 DUNBOYNE M3 CASTLE HOTEL C M50 Primary Schools: St. Seachnall’s National School NATIONAL Rathbeggan National School Gaelscoil na Ríthe O AQUATIC CENTRE Secondary Schools: BLANCHARDSTOWN SHOPPING CENTRE Dunshaughlin Community College CONNOLLY HOSPITAL MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY A
INTEL M1 Distance From M4 Maynooth
M50 M50 15 mins Leixlip C N Dublin Airport 25 mins Blanchardstown Shopping Centre 15 mins M4 PHOENIX E PARK Tayto Park 15 mins Dublin S M3 Parkway 7 mins Avoca Dunboyne 5 mins
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Amenities This is an ideal location for first time Dunshaughlin is named after Secundinus or Seachnall, a buyers and families disciple of St. Patrick who founded a church on the site in the 6th century which provides an ideal starting point for venturing into the historic countryside.
Dunshaughlin is a relatively compact town with an excellent array of facilities. Amenities in Dunshaughlin which are within reach of The Willows site include Supervalu, Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Bank, Post Office, Library, the Jack Nicklaus designed golf course at Killeen Castle. The town has a primary Gaelscoil and St. Seachnails National School and there is one secondary school. There are also a number of eateries within the village.
The Willows is excellently placed in terms of nearby amenities and proximity to the Town Centre; the neighbouring schools, Killeen Castle and Dunboyne Park & Ride are close by. These attributes add to the attractiveness of the site from a development point of view and quality of life.
Dunshaughlin appeals to a large employer base close by including Intel, Dublin Airport, Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, IBM and many more.
Dunshaughlin is well serviced by both rail and road. The M3 motorway significantly reduces travel times into Dublin City Centre. Alternatively commuters can avail of the rail line which runs from Dunboyne to the Dublin Docklands. It is the largest Park & Ride facility in the country, located at Pace, only 9 kilometers from Dunshaughlin. Trains run every half hour with a peak journey time of only 27 minutes to Dublin city centre.
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Dunshaughlin provides an excellent array of facilities
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Rathbeggan Lakes Golf Course
Rathbeggan Lakes Heritage and Black Bush Golf Club offers three 18-hole golf Adventure Park is one of Meath’s most courses set on 186 acres of beautiful parkland. popular family destinations. It has Also the Royal Tara Golf Club is a parkland golf fishing, lake walks and airsoft games course located on the Hills of Tara just minutes all year round. from Navan and Dunshaughlin.
Fairyhouse Racecourse Killeen Castle Home of the Irish Grand National, Ireland’s most valuable handicap steeple-chase. First run in 1870, it is a key date in the Irish For over eight hundred years, Killeen Castle sporting calendar. has stood as a silent sentinel in the heart of Royal Meath, ancient home to the High Kings of Ireland. In the early nineteenth century the 8th and 9th Earls engaged renowned architects, Francis Johnson and then James Sheil to modernise the castle creating the design for the building which stands today.
Voted Best Parkland Course in the greater Dublin area in the Golf Digest Ireland 2013 Top 100 Courses, it rose to worldwide prominence as host of The 2011 Solheim Cup. It was also host venue to the Ladies Irish Open 2010/2012. Set in historic grounds of a 12th century Norman castle, this spectacular 600 acre estate is home to a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course The Hill of Tara with world class golf and practice facilities. It also houses Europe’s only Dave Pelz Scoring Game School.
Tara, the ancient inauguration site of the High Kings of Ireland, is an evocative place celebrated in myth and legend. From the top of the hill there are dramatic views towards the Mourne Avoca and Cooley Mountains in the north east, across the Central Plain of Ireland to the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the southwest and to the Dublin/ Wicklow Mountains in the south. Location Avoca have just opened their Halfway between Dunshaughlin and Navan off largest store closeby between the N3. Dunshaughlin and Dunboyne.
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The houses are built with traditional brick facades
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Imaginative Design
The Willows comprises a fine mix of large three and four bedroom well designed energy efficient A rated houses with very good layouts and excellent specification.
Designed by award-winning architects McCrossan O’Rourke Manning, these houses exude quality with layouts tuned to comfortable family living. They have traditional brick facades with good window surround and other detail. The three bedroom houses have the potential for attic conversion at a later date when required. The four bedroom houses are three storied.
The development will have very good landscaping throughout and also an onsite children’s playground.
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Energy efficient Grade A rated houses with excellent specification
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Site Layout
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Specifications
Kitchens Heating Guarantee Superb contemporary style fitted kitchen by BeSpace The gas condensing boiler central heating system Each home is covered by the 10 year HomeBond with oak cabinet interior, integrated LED lighting and soft delivers high efficiency precise control to each heating Guarantee Scheme. close drawer units. The kitchen is designed to receive zone at all levels. In addition to the heating zones there fully integrated appliances. is flexible time and temperature control with individual Superior Low Energy Design radiators fitted with adjustable thermostatic control valves for additional room control. Houses at The Willows feature significant levels of energy Utility efficiency that are far superior to the average home. A The utility room comes with additional workspace, variety of features combine to ensure low energy usage countertop and storage to the same finish and standard Gardens and higher levels of comfort for the homeowner. All as the kitchen and is fully plumbed to receive a washing Each home at The Willows comes with a levelled and homes at The Willows have a BER rating of A3. machine and tumble dryer. seeded rear garden with attractive pressure treated high quality timber fencing complete with matching side Insulation- The use of high performance insulation in Wardrobes entrance gate. the construction of each house is used to reduce both heat and energy loss. Elegant and contemporary bedroom fitted furniture by Feature wall light to the rear garden. BeSpace with superior fitted oak finish interior to carcass Generous paved driveway with parking for two cars Windows - PassiV uPVC future-proof double-glazed with soft close hinges including large Walk-In wardrobe complete with fully landscaped front garden. windows with exceptional U values and airtightness. to master bedroom suite. Heat Recovery Ventilation (HRV)- Using a HRV system Parking Bathrooms & Ensuites GEM Construction have minimised wasted energy by Each house has two car parking spaces. recycling the warm air, generated within the house, to Stylish bathrooms and ensuites with slimline heat the incoming fresh air. This process saves 90% of shower trays and glazed enclosure design around a the energy that would be otherwise lost. contemporary style. Electrical Generous allocation of power, including USB and lighting Air Tightness used in conjunction with the HRV Wet areas are tiled throughout to the highest standard points throughout each unit. system, each house has a higher level of air tightness incorporating recessed shelves to all showers. reducing heat and energy loss through the fabric of CAT 5E cabling for data / TV. the building. All bathrooms are fitted with electric heated towel rails, recessed LED downlighters with a fully fitted backlit Media & Communications Gas Condensing Boiler ensures that the heat that is mirror to bedroom 1 ensuite. required is produced efficiently reducing energy waste. Each house is wired and ready for connection of TV, Telephone and Broadband. Internal Finishes Photovoltaic Solar Panels - All units will be fitted with PV panels which generate electricity from solar energy Fully painted walls and ceilings Security thus reducing the amount taken in from the grid and further reducing energy bills. Woodwork painted throughout Each home is wired for intruder alarm. Solid mahogany handrail to stairs with painted balustrade External Finishes Satin chrome ironmongery including matching Low maintenance natural brick and selected self- electrical faceplates on the ground floor coloured Monocouche render. Feature painted timber panelling to ground floor WC Re-constituted sandstone sills and surrounds to window to front elevation. High quality painted panelled doors Market leading energy efficient doubled glazed Pressurised Water uPVC windows, engineered front door and glazed sidelight with hardwood frame complete with multi point Every house has its internal water pressurised to deliver locking system for added security. exceptional water pressure to all showers and taps. The pump is submersed in the water tank located within the Feature wall light at front entrance. roof ensuring noise is kept to a minimum.
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Joint Selling Agents
118 Lower Baggot Street, Main St, Grangend, Dublin 2 Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath 01 631 8402 01 8259154 [email protected] [email protected] PSRA: 001651 PSRA: 001132 www.hookemacdonald.ie www.dillonauctioneers.ie
Built by GEM Having constructed thousands of homes over the past We are a CIRI registered builder and have successfully four decades the Gem team is committed to delivering completed a number of housing developments as total satisfaction for our customer with each home we Assigned Builder under the new building control build. GEM has been leading from experience since regulations. Teamwork lies at the heart of our culture. 1978 by building trust, certainty and value for our We work together with our customers, professional clients. We have completed many notable residential teams and our supply chain to develop innovative and projects and we have a reputation of quality and service value added solutions for our clients. Relationships which is reflected in our customers and clients long have been the key to our past success and will be more term satisfaction. important than ever in the future.
Architect Engineer Solicitor Funding McCrossan O’Rourke JOR Consulting Engineers, O’Reilly Thomas Solicitors, Activate Capital, Manning Architects, Unit 1, St. Therese’s Place, 8 North Quay, 98 St. Stephen’s Green 1 Albert Place West, Flowerhill, Navan, Drogheda, Co. Louth Dublin 2 Harcourt Lane, Dublin 2 Co. Meath www.oreillythomas.ie www.activatecapital.ie www.mcorm.com www.jor.ie
Conditions to be noted: Subject to Contract / Contract Denied. These particulars do not constitute an offer or contract or any part thereof and none of the statements contained in the particulars as to the property is to be relied on as a statement or representation of fact. The vendor does not make or give, the Agent(s) or is its staff authorised to make or give any representation or warranty in respect of this property. All descriptions, dimensions, references to condition and necessary permission for use and occupation and other details are given in good faith and are believed to be correct but any intending purchaser or tenant should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact but must satisfy himself/herself by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. In the event of any inconsistency between these particulars and the contract of sale, the latter shall prevail. The terms, Vendor and Purchaser, where the context requires shall be deemed to refer to Lessor and Lessee and Landlord and Tenant respectively. Please note that this brochure does not constitute a note or memorandum in writing for the purposes of Section 51 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009.
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