Love horses and fancy owning your own piece of racing history? Well, good news, as legendary trainer Jim Bolger’s Kilkenny stud could be yours… for a pretty penny.
The sprawling six-bedroom property in Coolcullen, which lies on the Carlow/Kilkenny border, has recently hit the market.
Jim and his wife Jackie moved there in 1982, and over the years, the stud has produced around 2,900 winning horses, including two world champions, St. Jovite & New Approach.
Glebe House is a three-storey, overbasement period home. It is tucked away from the public, with electric gates opening to a long drive.
The 7,470 sq. ft residence boasts high ceilings, decorative cornices, and original marble fireplaces, along with fun quirks, like a wine cellar in the basement.
The ground floor comprises a formal drawing room, dining room, library, and conservatory, each filled with light.
There is also a kitchen and adjoining sunroom, which overlooks the gardens. The interiors were carefully designed by Jackie.
Upstairs, there are six spacious bedrooms, all of which have an en suite attached. At the basement level, the home has a wine cellar and several rooms currently being used as offices.
Beside the house lies a second building, which can be used as staff accommodation, or guest quarters.
The two-storey property features a large dining area, canteen, and fully functional kitchen, together with toilets and shower facilities.
The first floor comprises two ensuite bedrooms, a kitchen, and a comfortable living area.
As you can imagine, the training facilities at Glebe House are second to none. The property is divided into several distinct yard areas.
Yard 1 is equipped with 84 boxes with automatic water and lighting systems, two spa units, a salt-therapy room, an 8-unit automatic horse walker, 2 x 10-unit horse walkers, a veterinary room, toilets, equine weighing scales, a tack room, a laboratory, stores, and a loading ramp.
Yard 4 is particularly interesting, as it features 32 stables, a 10-unit covered horse walker, a dungstead, a staff apartment, and a four-bedroom house (which requires an upgrade).
The famous Gallops are another standout feature of Glebe House. It includes a grass gallop, one mile and one furlong sand and fibre gallop, and a 7 furlong woodchip gallop.
The land, built on 150 acres, boasts a private well, a Biocycle unit, oil-fired central heating, electric entrance gates, three-phase electricity, and broadband.
Glebe House has a BER rating of E1. It is currently on the market for €4,000,000. It is available to view through Paddy Jordan or Clive Kavanagh of Jordan Town and Country Estate Agents.
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