Auction Brochure for Ards House and Estate

Brochure advertising the sale of Ards House and Estate. The brochure has photographic prints of Sheephaven Bay, Ards House, and the associated workmen’s cottages. It is noted that the sale includes 2,000 acres. Ards House comprises a stone-built Georgian style residence with ‘six reception rooms, a billiard room, 19 principal bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a nursery suite, splendid servant’s quarters, ample garages and stabling, 20 cottages and beautiful pleasure grounds’. The brochure provides details

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Level of description: Item
Date: c.1926
Reference: 1
Extent and medium: 7 pp; Printed; photographic print
Scope and content: Brochure advertising the sale of Ards House and Estate. The brochure has photographic prints of Sheephaven Bay, Ards House, and the associated workmen’s cottages. It is noted that the sale includes 2,000 acres. Ards House comprises a stone-built Georgian style residence with ‘six reception rooms, a billiard room, 19 principal bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a nursery suite, splendid servant’s quarters, ample garages and stabling, 20 cottages and beautiful pleasure grounds’. The brochure provides details on various facets of the property and notes that the owner (Lady Ena Stewart-Bam) ‘has been in negotiation with the Irish Land Commission, who are quite prepared to give every facility to an intending purchaser’. The agent is noted as Messrs Battersby & Co., 39 Westmoreland Street, Dublin. The brochure also notes: • The sale of the historic ‘Doe Castle’ ruin with about 30 acres of demesne land. • The potential sale of ‘furniture which includes some old and rare pieces and a valuable library’. • That the ‘Ards Estate has been in the possession of the Stewart family for about 150 years. The first Stewart of Ards and the First Marquess of Londonderry were only brothers. The present head, Lady Stewart-Bam of Ards, is selling the property as her husband’s chief interests are in South Africa’. • That the price for the freehold is £50,000 including sporting and fishing rights.
Related units of description: A 'Catalogue of the valuable library of books to be sold by auction, commencing on Thursday, 9th May, 1929 ... at Ards House, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal / the residence of Lady Stewart-Bam' is extant in the National Library of Ireland. https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000435713
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary, County Donegal > The Sale of Ards House and Estate

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Nursery Suite . Splendid Servant's quarters . Apple Garuses and Stadling , 20 Cottages . Beautiful Pleasure Grounds : Home Farm . 2,000 acres . Stone built Georgian-style Residence . A Recreation First rate Cover and Mountain Shooting , Salmon and Trent Rooms . Billard Room . 19 Principal Beirooms . 4 Bathrooms , teaving Boston 8.45 per daily-writing .00 p.m. the following day . Cashelmore Post and Teleosant Office in Domestic 2 miles from Fishing in Rivers and Lake . The journey can be done comfortably via Holyhead and Kingstown the House . North-West Ireland . co. Donegal . Holyhead to Kingstown )

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the residence . drive 2 miles long , from the County road . soil and faces seawards with glorious views . It is approached by a is substantially built of stone in the Georgian-style on dry gravelly estates in Ireland , entirely enclosed on its landmark side by a well- from Letterkenny to Dunfanaghy . TO BE SOLD . One of the first residential and sporting Ards House & Demesne built stone wall , 2 miles in extent , abutting on the County road North-west Ireland . Muckish Mountain forms part of the Mountain shooting . noted for its rock scenery , and as the home of myriads of sea birds . At the Southern extremity of the beautiful bay of Sheephaven , To the South and West stretch the mountains of Donegal , whilst

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Billiard Room , Bouloir , Library , Study , Smoke Room , Gunroom , Inter Hall and Grand Staircase , During Room , Drawing Room , Side Hall Entrance . Cloakroom , Lavatory , and two W.C.s , ON THE FIRST FLOOR-Reached by the main staircase are SEABLING for 12 horses . Three spacious Garases or Couch Butler's Pantry and Store Room . 10 Bedrooms and Bathroom and by a second Staircase , 6 Bedrooms , On the Lower Grand Floor are the spacious offices including Stabling and Garage Premises Above are Day and Night Nurseries . Sitting Room . 3 Bed- Bathroom , Housemaid's Pantry , Lavatory and W.O. ON THE GROUND FLOOR - -Millared Burch. Entrance Hall . by Messrs . Kaye , Parrie & Ross , of Dublin . Servants' Hall . 5 Bedrooms and Bathrooms , houses with men's accommodation . Harness room . rooms , Bathroom , Hinsamaii's Pantry , Layatory , and W.O Two Attic Bedrooms . Many alterations and improvements have been made , and the accommodation : house is in excellent repair . supply from a Take in the Danesne . Certified Drainate system , 20 Workmen's Cottages all in good order . Independent Hot Water Service to all Floors . Excellent Water

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