See inside the enchanting Kildare house that is straight out of a fairy tale

With a price tag of €1,350,000, Caragh House in Prosperous, Co Kildare is more than just a family home. It is a house that is straight out of a fairy tale with with pink roses wrapped around its veranda and a balcony terrace.

This period house dates back to 1880 and has maintained its beautiful, historic charm. A south-facing veranda links the principal reception rooms to a large patio terrace that looks out at the property’s glorious gardens.

Behind the lobster blue front door is a generous reception hall that leads to the principal reception rooms, the kitchen and a cloakroom with a toilet.

A carved oak timber staircase leads to the first floor and mezzanine floor.

A fine drawing room boasts a feature bow-front or bay-window, decorative ceiling cornice, a marble chimneypiece with an open fire and twin French doors to the veranda.

Next is a family room that also features decorative ceiling cornice, an open fire and twin French doors to the Veranda. An old steel safe makes an unusual feature cupboard.

The kitchen has been created in an Irish country style with an Aga cooking stove keeping the room toasty warm during the long winter months. Another set of French doors lead out to a south-facing garden terrace, which links to the veranda, reception rooms and gardens.

An extensive master bedroom suite includes a study, bedroom, and a bathroom. The study features carved oak fitted bookcases, polished timber flooring and a cast iron fireplace with a wood stove that interconnects the bedroom and the bathroom.

The dual aspect bedroom faces south and west and includes an open fireplace and a window seat you can sit and gaze out of. The bathroom that accompanies the master bedroom suite, has a cast iron roll-top bath and a separate linen cupboard.

Three further bedrooms are positioned off the first-floor landing and all feature their own fireplaces.

In addition to the main house, there is the guest mews which can be accessed from an enclosed courtyard linking both the house and mews. As it was upgraded and renovated in 2008, it now includes a double-height stair hall and an interconnecting kitchen/dining room and living room.

Even the guest suite has character as it shows off its west-facing twin French doors, exposed ceiling beams, polished oak flooring and a wood stove.

Upstairs there is a shower room and two bedrooms, one with French doors that open out onto a large timber balcony terrace, which provide views across the property.

A studio barn has a pot belly wood stove and a mezzanine loft. The mature gardens have their own orchard, kitchen garden, enclosed flagged stone courtyard, a small wood and even a Norwegian style sauna.

The property also comes with land that is divided into two separate areas, perfect for grazing animals. From the land there is also a link to the adjacent Grand Canal walking path.

Steeped in history, this period property has been owned by the same family for over half-a-century. They clearly ensured that the original Victorian character of the home remained intact. Original features like the window shutters, the antique solid steel safe and open fires give a nod to property’s past.

This five-bedroom property is still on the market and listed by Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty.

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