The Forge, Boggan, Kilbride, County Carlow

Sale Agreed

Beds	2 beds
Price	Sale Agreed
Property Type
Size	312 meters²
Energy Rating	BER-D1
Refreshed on	Sep 4, 2024
Eircode	R93 PC64
Group Name	Kehoe Auctioneers
Sales License Number	001818

Description

The Forge Restaurant, Kilbride Cross, Co. Carlow has come on the market. This attractive 18th Century building awaits a suitable buyer eager to own a business with accommodation included. The present owners carefully restored the building and ran a very successful business for seventeen years with a name for quality food and hospitality. It is located off the N80 between the busy village of Ballon Co. Carlow and the town of Bunclody Co. Wexford. Altamont Gardens with a footfall of 80,000 visitors are 2km away, the passing traffic from Rosslare to the west, and the popular rural area from Mount Leinster to the River Slaney generate a lot of activity. The living area consists of a domestic kitchen, living room with a stove, sitting room with a fireplace and office space. Upstairs has three bedrooms with toilet and shower room and hot press. Oil fired central heating with a modern grant boiler is in place. The commercial port of the building has an attractive function room which was once the actual forge with granite wall on one side, a stove and hanging space for artwork. This makes this space multi-functional for 35 to 40 people. It can be used for any purpose, catering to classroom. Reception area is on the flat, wheelchair friendly toilets plus baby changing area makes the place very customer friendly. There is an outdoor patio area with Liscannonor slate. In 2008 there was a large catering kitchen built fully HACCP compliant with three phase electricity and a 1 x ½ ton flogas tank, A cold room, W.C. This unit has easy delivery access, a Rationale oven, baking area, kitchen suits catering, food production, i.e: cheese making, baking, honey, preserves and local artisan foods. Home baking and local produce` was the hall mark of The Forge. The barn which stores the boiler, garden, equipment and utilities comes with an architect drawing for development, which had planning permission obtained in 2008. The owner was a keen gardener and enjoyed planting herbaceous beds, native trees, herbs, which gives the place very pleasant environmental friendly surroundings. The Forge Kilbride from the days of the Murphy family when horses were shod, gates made, plus bacon, ice cream, tea etc in the shop, to the present owners, it was a meeting place.

Accommodation

Reception area - 6.68m (21'11") x 3.52m (11'7") : 23.51 sqm (253 sqft) Windows and door to side, Skylight, 8 no. Recessed lights, Fitted coffee/cake station. Function room - 7.9m (25'11") x 5.18m (17'0") : 40.92 sqm (440 sqft) Door to side patio, Window to back, 2. no velux windows, Stone feature walls, Cast iron stove, Wooden floor, 6 no. light fitting. Dining room - 4.05m (13'3") x 4.66m (15'3") : 18.87 sqm (203 sqft) 2 no. windows to front, Stone floor, Feature stone fireplace with cast iron stove, Radiator, 5 bulb light fitting. Main Kitchen - 5.39m (17'8") x 5.88m (19'3") : 31.69 sqm (341 sqft) 3 No. windows, Door to side, Fitted kitchen, 4 no. double tube light fitting, Velux window. Wash-up / Service area - 4.98m (16'4") x 3.48m (11'5") : 17.33 sqm (187 sqft) Door to back, Fitted washing up area, Tube light fitting. Back room - 5.4m (17'9") x 4.84m (15'11") : 26.14 sqm (281 sqft) 2 no. windows, Door to back, Delivery area, Walk-in cold room, Staff toilet. Toilets - 3.23m (10'7") x 5.44m (17'10") : 17.57 sqm (189 sqft) 1) Disabled toilet/baby changing, Fully tiled, window, HWB and WC. Radiator and light fitting. 2) Gents Fully tiled, window, HWB, urinal and WC. Radiator and light fitting 3) Ladies 2 no. windows, 2 no. WC cubicles, HWB, Radiator and light fitting. Kitchen (residential) - 3.29m (10'10") x 5m (16'5") : 16.45 sqm (177 sqft) Dual aspect windows, Blinds Fitted kitchen, Tiled walls, Laminate floor, Radiator, Tuble light fitting. Hallway (residential) - 2.07m (6'9") x 4.65m (15'3") : 9.63 sqm (104 sqft) Front door, Window to back, Stone floor, 5 bulb light fitting, Radiator. Sitting room - 3.91m (12'10") x 4.7m (15'5") : 18.38 sqm (198 sqft) Dual aspect windows, Curtains, Coving, Solid fuel open fireplace, Wooden floor, 2 no. wall light fitting, 5 bulb light fitting. Stairs and landing - 2.03m (6'8") x 1.66m (5'5") : 3.37 sqm (36 sqft) Wooden floor, Window to front, Light fitting, Radiator. Bedroom 1 - 3.31m (10'10") x 5.03m (16'6") : 16.65 sqm (179 sqft) Triple aspect windows, Wooden floor, Curtains, blinds, Radiator, 4 no. recessed lights. Bedroom 2 - 3.93m (12'11") x 4.73m (15'6") : 18.59 sqm (200 sqft) Triple aspect windows, Wooden floor, Curtains, blinds, Light fitting, Radiator. Lounge area - 4.04m (13'3") x 4.69m (15'5") : 18.95 sqm (204 sqft) Dual aspect window, Wooden floor, Blinds, Light fitting. Bathroom - 1.15m (3'9") x 2.78m (9'1") : 3.20 sqm (34 sqft) Velux window, Fully tiled, Electric shower, WC, HWB

BER Details

BER: D1
BER No: 800483695
Energy Performance Indicator: 974.97 kWh/m2/yr

Negotiator

Eoin Kehoe

Description

Accommodation

BER Details

BER: D1
BER No: 800483695
Energy Performance Indicator: 974.97 kWh/m2/yr

Negotiator

Eoin Kehoe