Kinnitty Castle, Kinnitty, Birr, Co Offaly

For Sale by Public Tender on Friday 9th January 2008
On the instructions of Mr Declan Tate, the Receiver & Manager of Kinnitty Castle Hotel, FGS Partnership, Molyneux House, Bride Street, Dublin 8

Tenders to be submitted to Mr Tate by 12 noon.

Tender documents are available from Mr Gavin Simons, BCM Hanby Wallace, 88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.

Kinnitty Castle Hotel is situated on the south side of the R421, on the Mountmellick to Birr Road, 18 miles from Clonaslee, between the village of Cademstown and Kinnity on the western slopes of The Slieve Bloom Mountains, on the borders of Counties Laois and Offaly.

Kinnitty Castle Hotel is a Neo- Gothic castellated mansion nestling on a large estate on the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains, overlooking approx. 61 acres ( 24.68 ha.) of landscaped gardens and front grassland flanked by forestation of pine and deciduous trees. The eastern boundary has a wooded ravine with a babbling river, access to which, alongside the Hotel is by way of stone steps to the riverbank below.

History:

The original Kinnitty Castle dates back to the early 1200's, destroyed in 1209, the Castle was later rebuilt by the Normans in 1213. In 1630 a new castle was built by the then owner William O'Carroll later to be confiscated by the English during their plantation of Offaly, and granted in 1664 to a Col. Thomas Winter whose descendants sold to the Bernard Family in 1764.

In 1811 Lady Catherine Hutchinson, wife of Thomas Bernard, extended the Castle to what it is today, built in the Neo-Gothic style.

Kinnitty Castle was rebuilt in 1928, by the then occupants the Bernard Family who in 1946 sold to Lord Decies who in turn disposed the property to the State in 1951. The present owners, the Ryan Family, acquired the Castle and Estate in 1994 and transformed it into what is now, a popular luxury Hotel, renowned for functions, receptions and weddings etc.

The Hotel offers a range of leisure activities including horse riding, fishing, tennis, game and clay pigeon shooting as well as a falconry school, and also a popular Spa & Leisure Centre located separately within the grounds.

Kinnitty Castle has a long and colourful history which dates back to ancient time and is now one of Ireland's most renowned and popular Wedding Venues

Ground Floor:

(Staircase to Upper Floor.)

Drawing Room: 725.62 sq.ft.
Round Room off 100 sq.ft.

Sli Dala Restaurant 754 sq.ft.
(40/60 covers)

Passageway to Bar: 60.5 sq.ft.

Library Bar: 628.56 sq.ft.
Main Section: 178.25 sq.ft.
Servery/Bar Counter

3,704.68 sq.ft. /344.17 sq.m.

Ground Floor Return:

Passageway to Rest Rooms: 178.25 sq.ft.
Areas #1 , #2, #3

Partitioned Office: 13.24 sq.ft.
(Back Stairs to rear Courtyard)

Ladies & Gentlemen's Washrooms

Private Meeting Room: (Ornate fireplace) 196 sq.ft.

Private Office: 180 sq.ft.
Lobby off Kitchen: 35.75 sq.ft.
Wash-up Area: 361.5 sq.ft.
Kitchen: 256.5 sq.ft.

1,746.72 sq.ft. /162.27 sq.m.

Lobby: (access to back stairs) 50.13 sq.ft.

Lower Level: Store: 62.81 sq.ft.
Store off: 20.18 sq.ft.

GUEST ACCOMMODATION - Main Hotel Building

First Floor

Charles Og O'Carroll Suite - Rm ext. 114 -double
Bernard Suite-Rm ext. 115 - double
Lady Catherine Hutchenson Suite - Rm ext,- 116 -double
Butler Suite - Rm ext.117 - double
Thomas Winter Room - Rm ext. 113 - double
Ingram Suite - Rm ext. 111 -double
Slieve Bloom Suite - Rm ext. 118 - double
De La Poer Suite - Rm ext. 112 - twin

Second Floor:

Seret- Rm ext. 126 - double
Maureen - Rm ext. 125 - double
Cormac - Rm ext. 124 - double
Silken Thomas - Rm ext. 128 - double
D'Arcy - Rm ext. 123 - twin
De Lacy - Rm ext. 122 - double
Geraldine - Rm ext. - 127- double

Third Floor:

Finian - Rm ext. 119 - double.
Knock na Mann - Rm ext. 120 - double
Brian Boru - Rm ext. 121 0- twin.

Basement Level: 1,049 sq.ft. / 97.5 sq.m.

Dungeon Bar ( Separate Entrance from Side)
c.10'9" x 10'9" + 25'3" x 21'6" + 25'6" x 28'

Vaulted ceiling, flagstone flooring, dungeon style décor, recessed wine vaults. Part brick finish. Fully fitted and equipped bar.

Snug: 8' x 7'6"
Inner Dungeon: 10'9" x 13'

1,572.43 sq.ft / 146 sq.m.

Ladies & Gentlemen's Toilets.

Ground Floor - Guest Accommodation:
44' x 23' + 37'6" x 23' Gross Area \2.874.5 sq.ft. / 174 sq.m.

Bedrooms

Hugh O'Neill - Rm ext. 137 - twin
Inch Quinn - Rm ext. 138 - double
Hugh O'Donnell - Rm ext. 139 - twin
Margaret O'Carroll - Rm ext 140 - twin
Ormond - Rm ext. 141- double
Ballybrit - Rm ext. 142- double
1 Kerrin - Rm ext 143- double
Omney - Rm ext 144 - double

Lobby with Linen Room.

First Floor: 3.532 sq.ft. 328 sq.m.

(i) 32'9" x 16'6" + 44'3" x 16'6"
(ii) 118' x 17'3" + 13'6" x 16'9" /

Eli O'Garty - Rm ext.145- twin
Ara- Rm ext. 146 - double
Toutimna - Rm ext. 147 - double
Darby - Rm ext. 148 -twin
Ard na Erin - Rm ext. 149 - double
Kiernan - Rm ext. 150 - double
O'Brien - Rm ext. 151 - double
O'Meagher - Rm ext. 152 - double
O'Kennedy - Rm ext. 153 - twin
Niamh Liadham - Rm ext. 154 - double
O'Ryan - Rm ext. 155 - twin

Store
With Coldroom
Store
Male Staff Toilet

8' x 6'3"
7'10" x 5'3"
11'3" x 5'9"
11'6" x 6'6"

Female Staff Toilet
Staff Hall
Chefs Office
Dry Goods Store.

11' x 6'6"
22'6" x 10'6" + 5'3" x 3'6"

Outside:

(Range of Stores)

Bottle Store - 16'x 14'
Bottle Store - 16'9" x 12'
Delph Store - 16'9" x 11'9"
General Store - 16' x 10'
Store - 17'9" x 14'6"
Open Store - 33' x 17'
Beer Store - 32' x 17'9"

c.2,252 sq.ft. / 209 sq.m.

Detached Building comprising 8 Loose Boxes:
100' x 18' gross 1,800 sq.ft. 167 sq.m.
Concrete block built with old corrugated iron slanted roof.

Falconry:

Concrete block built, plastered & painted detached structure with industrial style aluminium roof.
121' x 13' gross 1,573 sq.ft. 146 sq.m.

Walled in enclosure used as horse jumping/training yard.

Landscaped front lawn and front field. Extensive gardens, woodlands and paddocks, c.61 acres

Long entrance/egress tarmacadamed avenue through attractive wooded areas on both sides of the driveway.

GATE LODGE SPA - Adjacent to main entrance gate.

Ground Floor:

Reception: 18' x 10' - Flagstone floor. Fitted reception desk.

Hydrotherapy Room: 10' x 7'9"
Masseur Exotic Wrap Room: 9'9" x 8'9" - Fully tiled.
Conservatory Extension: 12' x 12'6" - Flatstone Floor.

Link Corridor to: 19'3" x 4'6"
Relaxation Suite: 29' x 20' - Pine panelled ceiling. Fitted decking. Sauna
Lobby: - 14'6" x 10' - With Male & Female changing rooms.

Upper Floor:

Beauty Treatment Rooms:
#1 - 11' x 10' / # 2 - 9'9" x 17'9" / # 3 - 9'6" x 6'
Landing: 9'9" x 3'
Inner Room: 8' x 9'3"
Male & Female Toilets.

Outside:

Landscaped garden to rear. Side patio. Private hardcore carpark on opposite side of avenue.

PLANNING PERMISSIONS:

Planning Permission has been granted for a detached conference centre on two floors, situated in the walled garden to the rear. Planning Register No: 01/751, granted October 2004. There is also Planning Permission for conversion of the second yard stables - Planning Register No: 01/752, granted October 2004.

JOINT SELLING AGENTS:

Knight Frank
8-34 Percy Place, Dublin 4
Tel: 00353 (0)1 662 3255 Fax: 00353 (0)1 661 8235 (Robert Ganly)
Harriet.grant@ie.knightfrank.com