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Unique Luxury 5 Bed House, Uninterrupted Extraordinary Sea Views, On Circa 44 Acres Of Waterfront Land

Reenavanah House was built in local stone over 200 years ago and has been improved and extended in the 1990s. It sits on 44 acres of water frontage and has its own private landing stage. All rooms to the front of the house have large windows that overlook the bay and surrounding mountains. The house is furnished with the finest quality fittings, materials, furniture and central heating to ensure the highest level of comfort. This is an excellent & rare opportunity to acquire such a property which offers panoramic views of the sea and the surrounding hills and is in a peaceful and tranquil location. This superbly renovated stone house in located on Whiddy Island which is situated approximately 7/8 minutes off the mainland of Bantry. There is a regular ferry service to the Island which has its own excellent pub and restaurant.        

Location of Property

Whiddy Island (is an island off Bantry Bay), Ireland. It is about 3.5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. As late as 1880 it had a resident population of around 450, mainly engaged in fishing and small-scale farming. It currently has a permanent, resident population of around 15 people, although there are many visitors in the tourist season. There is also a pub/restaurant on the island near the pier. In the last few months of World War I, it was the site of a US naval air station. The US Navy's Air Wing established a seaplane base which was on the western end of Whiddy Island and became operational on the 25th. September, 1918 when the first two planes arrived. They controlled an area around Fastnet. One of the planes crashed on the 22nd. October 1918 killing one. The base had an operational radio station receiving messages from as far as The US and Russia. Five planes were based in Whiddy. With the end of the War in November 1918 the rational ended and the station closed in January 1919. It is the site of a large oil terminal constructed in the late 1960s by Gulf Oil. On Monday, January 8, 1979 a French oil tanker, the Betelgeuse, was unloading a cargo of crude oil at the oil terminal when it exploded. The blast and subsequent fire killed 52 people. This was known as the Betelgeuse Disaster and is considered to be the worst maritime disaster in the World in peace times. The terminal, which had been operational since 1969, was never fully repaired. It was transferred to the Irish government in 1986 after which it was used to hold the Irish strategic oil reserve. Additional Information Contact: Tom O' Sullivan on 00353 86 2582083 / 00353 27 50111 or email tom@keyproperties.ie Please quote property ref: 7159 T on All Enquiries.

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