Wexford family home a haven of space and solitude

Listen to the sound of silence in this architect-designed home just outside Wexford town

Rockwood in Barntown in Co Wexford is on the market for €975,000: the house has underfloor heating, solar panels, double-glazed windows and a built-in surround sound system
A reception room with fireplace and timber floors; below: the south-facing courtyard

Rockwood in Barntown has the feel of deep country about it. Perched on a plot of ten acres, the house is wrapped by lawns and woodlands, as silent in day as in night. The nearest public road looks out over hedges and rolling fields dotted ...