Four-bedroom Louth home with an imposing entrance on the market for €1.35m

Asking price: €1.35m

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Lannon (041) 983 8168

In any home, the hallway is traditionally a friendly space — not just somewhere to come and go or hang up coats, but a place to greet visitors or wave goodbye to departing friends. But this detached house in Baltray, Co Louth, elevates the concept of the welcoming hallway to a whole new level.

At 323 sq ft, the reception hall in Inver Abhainn is the size of some studio apartments. And with its sweeping staircase, feature antique fireplace and views over the River Boyne estuary, it could give a masterclass in making an entrance. Not surprisingly, the current owners sometimes even use it as an extra dining room when entertaining guests.

It leads on to a drawing room, sunroom, cloakroom, guest WC and kitchen/diner with granite worktops and an island unit.

To the rear of the property are a study and a good-sized utility room. Upstairs are four bedrooms (two en suite and one with a walk-in wardrobe) and a family bathroom.

Built in 1999, the house was refurbished five years ago with double-glazing, a waste-disposal unit to the kitchen and utility, and a new Aga cooker. The total floor area is 3,600 sq ft.

It’s on a three-quarter-acre site, which was landscaped by garden designer Rachel Lamb. As well as a vast lawn edged with tall trees and decorative planting, it has an Indian sandstone patio with electric wall heaters and retractable awnings.

The village of Termonfeckin is a five-minute drive away; it’s 10 minutes to Drogheda and about an hour to Dublin on the M50.