Residential

This four-bed lodge in Athy is on the market for €350k

Built as a retirement home for the lady of Bert House, the property has features that reflect the design of the nearby 300-year-old mansion

Bert Lodge, which was built in the 1960s by Lady Geoghegan when the Palladian mansion Bert House became too large for her. Picture: Tomasz Piwowarczyk

A lodge in the purest sense of the term is typically a small house at the gates of a park or within the grounds of a large house.

So for those looking to live in a ‘real’ lodge, consider the aptly named Bert Lodge in Athy, Co Kildare. The 230 square metre residence is located opposite the 300-year-old Bert House and was built in the 1960s by Lady Geoghegan when the Palladian mansion became too ...