Stand at the kitchen window on a Tuesday morning and count the shades of green rolling across the Wexford hills. You'll lose count somewhere around twelve. That's life at Shroughmore, Ballindaggin — a 243-square-metre detached house with five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and the kind of quietude that reminds you what silence actually feels like.
This is County Wexford's interior at its most unhurried. The townland of Shroughmore sits within easy reach of both Bunclody and Enniscorthy — each just 10 kilometres away — yet the surrounding landscape gives no hint of that proximity. In every direction, uninterrupted countryside stretches out. No rooftops crowding the horizon. No traffic noise bleeding through at dawn. Just fields, birdsong, and the slow rhythm of rural Ireland doing what it's always done.
The house itself is substantial. Five bedrooms spread across two floors, with a layout flexible enough to suit a family of seven or a couple who simply want room to breathe. The ground floor opens with a wide entrance hall finished in solid timber, and that same warm flooring carries through the main living spaces — a detail that sounds minor until you feel the difference underfoot on a cold February morning. The living room anchors the front of the house with a limestone fireplace and built-in shelving, and a set of patio doors pulls you through into the sun lounge: a vaulted-ceiling room with tiled floors where afternoon light gathers and stays long after it's left the rest of the house. It's the kind of room that earns its name.
To the rear, the kitchen, dining room, and sitting room form an open-plan spine that hums with activity when the house is full. The kitchen is fitted with solid maple cabinetry and a central island — a proper working kitchen, not a show kitchen — and the flagstone-and-marble fireplace in the sitting room, set with a solid fuel stove, turns the whole space into something you genuinely don't want to leave on winter evenings. Two ground-floor bedrooms, one with an ensuite, give the layout real versatility: visiting parents, a teenager who wants their own floor, or a home office that can easily convert back.
Upstairs, three more bedrooms — all generously proportioned, the largest running to over 22 square metres — are joined by a shower room, a second ensuite, and a dedicated office with built-in units. Multiple bedrooms include walk-in closets, which matters more than it sounds when you're spending extended stretches here rather than a weekend.
Outside, the landscaped gardens wrap around the property with a sense of considered space. A tarmacadam driveway runs to the rear, where the domestic garage — already fitted with a kitchenette and WC — sits alongside a substantial 9.14 by 9.58 metre storage shed. The garage conversion is already done, which opens up real possibilities: a self-contained annex for guests, a rental unit, a studio, a home gym. The infrastructure is there; the decision is yours.
The practical side of ownership is straightforward. Oil-fired central heating, a private well, and a septic tank mean this house operates independently of municipal systems — an advantage in rural settings, and increasingly valued by buyers who want resilience built into the fabric of their property. The BER rating of B3 reflects solid energy performance for a house of this age and type.
Now, the area. Enniscorthy is one of those Irish towns that rewards the curious. The 1798 Rebellion Museum on Castle Hill tells the story of the United Irishmen's uprising in a way that actually holds your attention, and the castle itself has been standing since the sixteenth century. On Saturday mornings, the town market on the Slaney riverfront fills with producers from across Wexford — sourdough from Carrigbyrne, fresh catch from Kilmore Quay, strawberries in summer that taste nothing like the ones you buy at home. The town's pubs are the real thing: no theme, no cocktail menu, just good Guinness poured right and trad sessions that start when they start.
Bunclody, the other town within 10 kilometres, sits at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains. Walk up Mount Leinster — at 795 metres, the highest point in Leinster's most southerly range — on a clear day and you can see five counties. The Barrow Way walking trail passes nearby, winding along the river through farmland and woodland in a way that never gets old. Cyclists know this corner of Wexford well: the roads are quiet, the gradients honest, and the villages spaced perfectly for a morning loop with coffee at the turnaround point.
The Wexford coast is under an hour's drive. Curracloe Beach — eleven kilometres of flat Atlantic sand, familiar to anyone who's seen Saving Private Ryan, where its opening sequence was filmed — is the kind of beach you bring a windbreak and a flask to, not a beach towel and sunscreen. Rosslare Strand is livelier, with a sailing club and water sports centre. Kilmore Quay, a working fishing village, does a seafood festival every July that draws people from Dublin and beyond; the crab claws alone justify the trip.
For international buyers, Wexford is increasingly on the radar. The county sits roughly 75 minutes south of Dublin by road and is well connected to Rosslare Europort, which operates ferry routes to Fishguard in Wales and Cherbourg in France — a practical consideration if you're planning to drive from continental Europe rather than fly. Dublin Airport is Ireland's main hub, with direct connections across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. The Irish property market in rural Wexford remains significantly more accessible than coastal hotspots like West Cork or Dingle, while offering comparable countryside and a quieter pace. At €390,000 for 243 square metres with this level of accommodation and land, the value is tangible.
Key features at a glance:
- 5 bedrooms across two floors, multiple with walk-in closets
- 3 bathrooms including two ensuites and a family bathroom with corner bathtub
- Sun lounge with vaulted timber ceiling and patio access to garden
- Solid maple fitted kitchen with island unit
- Limestone fireplace in the living room; flagstone and marble stove in the sitting room
- Dedicated home office with built-in units
- Domestic garage converted with kitchenette and WC — ready to use as annex or guest accommodation
- Large 9.14m x 9.58m storage shed with separate access
- Solid timber flooring throughout ground and first floors
- Private well and septic tank; oil-fired central heating
- BER B3 energy rating
- 10km from both Enniscorthy and Bunclody town centres
- Set in open countryside with unobstructed views in all directions
- Landscaped gardens with off-road tarmacadam driveway to rear
This is a house for people who know what they want: space, substance, and a location that trades noise for nature without asking you to give up convenience. It works as a full-time residence, a family holiday home in the Irish countryside, or a base for extended stays that give you time to actually get to know a place rather than just pass through it.
If you'd like to arrange a viewing or find out more about purchasing this property as a vacation home or second residence in Ireland, get in touch with the team at Homestra today. Properties with this footprint, at this price, in a setting like Shroughmore don't tend to wait.
