Inside Dublin's most expensive home for sale with a luxury Romanesque bathroom
The five-bedroom Edwardian mansion is steeped in history as it belonged to an interesting literary and musical family, The Starkies
This strikingly luxurious south Dublin home sits tall surrounded by impressive manicured gardens.
With its graceful architecture and opulent interiors, Melfort on Shrewsbury Road in Ballsbridge is truly a dream home. The classic Edwardian residence doesn't come cheap as the property is currently on sale for an eye-watering €12million.
Built in 1906, the five-bedroom mansion has still held on to its historical elegance. The home enjoys sprawling gardens including a mini-orchard.
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The home is steeped in history as it was an interesting literary and musical family, The Starkies. The listing on MyHome.ie explains: "Head of his family was Rt Hon. William Starkie, former President of University College Galway, the last High Commissioner for Primary Education in Ireland, and a classical scholar.
"His wife (May) entertained all the leading literati and musicians of the day in this house.
"Their children were talented musicians and were winning prizes at the Feis Ceoil in 1916. The family had infamous music garden parties, notable names who were entertained in the house were WB Yeats and his brother Jack Yeats the painter and the Irish Literary renaissance writer who wrote with the pseudonym AE George William Russell."
Scroll down to take a peek at the stunning interiors and gorgeous gardens at Melfort, 19 Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge.
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The classic detached Edwardian home will instantly draw you in with its warm red-brick exterior.
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The drawing room, which is an elegant, light-filled beautifully proportioned reception room, features a Adams Style marble chimney piece incorporating brass and iron inset.
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The formal dining room which features ornate plaster cornicing and frieze, central ceiling rose white, marble chimneypiece with brass and iron inset.
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