Residential

Property Plus: Top ten country home sales of 2023 ranging from €3m to €11m

International buyers, particularly from Britain and the US, have shown keen interest in Ireland’s prime country homes

Dowth Hall Estate in Co. Meath was sold earlier this year to the National Parks and Wildlife section of the State’s Office of Public Works for €11 million

The country homes and estates market enjoyed strong and swift sales this year, including bagging the most expensive residential sale of the year in the country at €11 million.

In this category, there are three main types of country homes buyers look for, including the large country pile on extensive lands, the smaller period residence on about 20 acres or so and high-end coastal mansions, with examples of each visible in the top ten country ...