Swiss and UK nationals all aboard to buy old Limerick station house

AN OLD station house in west Limerick is just the ticket for house hunters in the UK and in Switzerland.

DNG Declan Woulfe and Treaty Auctioneers have brought the former 105 sqm railway station and 45 sqm freight storehouse at Tullig South, Templeglantine to the market.

Both properties, which have been tastefully restored to provide homes of exceptional character, are located on the Limerick Greenway.

They are situated on a mature 1.1 acre woodland site and come complete with the original train platforms.

Since the property was advertised, some rather unusual phone numbers have been popping up on Mr Woulfe’s mobile phone.

“There is a good bit of interest at the moment, particularly from overseas, from the UK and we have a couple of enquiries from Switzerland of all places. They must have been looking at the trans-alpine railway,” smiled Mr Woulfe.

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He continued: “It is certainly a unique property. It attracts a niche market. There are people more so in the UK that have all these Facebook groups and their modus operandi is they are passionate about trains.”

Aside from trainspotters, others that may like to live in the old station house are people who would like to walk out their front door and go for a stroll, run or cycle on the Limerick Greenway.

Another option is buying the property as an investment and renting it on Airbnb.

“It has been used primarily as rented holiday accommodation. The old station house itself is certainly habitable and in good nick. The old storehouse is being used for residential purposes as well,” said Mr Woulfe.

Other options for prospective buyers are a business on the Greenway.

“It is halfway between the Barna hub and Abbeyefeale hub so it would be a perfect location for a coffee shop,” said Mr Woulfe.

The train station was built in the 1860s, with the last train passing in 1973.

“A great year for Limerick, of course,” said Mr Woulfe, who remained tight-lipped on the guide price but sterling or Swiss francs will be more than welcome.