Brookvale House
Townshend Street
Skibbereen
Co Cork
P81 V803

A substantial Victorian period home, built c.1875, set on a generous site in the heart of the vibrant market town of Skibbereen. This property offers a rare opportunity to acquire a home of character and potential. Benefiting from a sizeable garden, convenient access and a range of useful outbuildings, the property presents excellent scope for refurbishment, extension or reconfiguration to suit a variety of needs.

While this period home is in need of renovation, the existing accommodation is well-proportioned and thoughtfully laid out. On the ground floor a welcoming entrance hall leads to a series of reception rooms including a sitting room, living room and dining room, alongside a kitchen and additional storage area. These spaces provide a strong foundation for modernisation while retaining the charm and scale of a traditional townhouse.

Upstairs, the first floor comprises four generously sized bedrooms and a family bathroom offering ample space for family living or potential conversion.

Ideally positioned in the centre of Skibbereen, the property enjoys immediate access to a wide range of local amenities, shops, schools and services while still offering the privacy and outdoor space of its substantial plot. The property benefits from a workshop, garage and store to the rear of the property.

Brookvale House, completed by 1875, was built by William A. Levis, Civil Engineer, of Skibbereen and Mary F. McGivern of Glandore. Their home likely took a number of years to build as William A. advertised in 1867 for ‘competent slaters and carpenters’. William A. was a timber merchant who ran a saw mill, coal and timber yard. Brookvale House was their home until c.1892 when they went to live with their daughter in Youghal. At the turn of the century, it became the home of Jabez Correll, a woolen merchant from Co. Wicklow and his wife Mary Ellen from England. It would pass to the O’Brien family in the 1950s with whom the house has a long association.

Brookvale House retains many of its period features including a pedimented portico supported by ionic columns over the front door, sliding timber sash windows, cast iron railings, wrough-iron pedestrian gate, original staircase and wainscot panelling.

Overall, this is a property of significant promise, combining location, space and character, an ideal project for those seeking to create a distinctive home or investment in a thriving West Cork town.

Services: Mains water, mains drainage.

Notice:
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.

BER: E2
BER Number: 119185148
Energy Performance Indicator: 364.04 kWh/m²/yr

Skibbereen (pop.2000), on the Ilen river, a little inland from the indented West Cork coast, is known as the capital of West Cork. It's a lively and picturesque town filled with the brightly-painted houses typical of this region. It's also a centre of good food and the arts.

The West Cork Arts Centre showcases a diverse range of art and theatre and Skibbereen is renowned for the quality of its food with many artisan producers living nearby. During the Famine, Skibbereen was one of the worst affected towns in the country and today the Skibbereen Heritage Centre's Great Famine Exhibition uses contemporary sources and dramatisation to tell its story. Outside the town a marine lake, Lough Hyne, is a nature reserve with a unique ecology and many rare species. Many celebrities and foreigners have chosen to settle in this region, giving Skibbereen and environs a cosmopolitan feel.