THE County Limerick home lovingly purchased and built by the late Jon Kenny and his wife Margy has been placed on the market for €1.2 million. The late comedian and actor best known for his work alongside Pat Shortt in D’Unbelievables, bought 20 acres of land near Bruff with his wife Margy in 2001. Jon died at the age of 66 in 2024 after a long battle with his health. This substantial country residence is set within approximately 20 acres of private grounds in at
Rockbarton, Bruff, comprising landscaped gardens, ornamental ponds, mature woodland, bridle paths, stud-railed paddocks and a range of outbuildings. The property was lovingly maintained and thoughtfully upgraded by Jon and Margy over the past two decades. It offers generous and flexible accommodation extending to approximately 3,928 sq. ft., together with equestrian facilities, a dedicated studio/music room and exceptional outdoor amenity. READ MORE: PICTURES: County Limerick village hosts vintage rally and May fair The property on the market with Wheeler Auctioneers is described on daft.ie as ‘relaxed,
characterful and highly adaptable for family life.’ Key features of the property are that it’s a secluded residence with extensive lawns and landscaped gardens, its 13 acres of mature woodland with bridle paths, five spacious reception room, stable block comprising three stables and double-height living room. It also features a studio/music room and large open shed, four double bedrooms, a carport with generous parking and two secure entrance gates, Four bathrooms – two ensuite, geothermal heating with heat-exchange pump and two stud-railed paddocks of top-quality
land (seven acres.) The accommodation is arranged around a series of warm, light-filled reception spaces, with exposed beams, solid wood floors, garden-facing rooms and French doors connecting the house to its terraces and grounds. At the heart of the house is a generous kitchen/living/dining room, supported by multiple reception rooms, a music room and practical utility and boot-room spaces. Jon also appeared in the breakout Irish hit film The Banshees of Inisheerin. Latterly he lived in Lough Gur. In the early 2000s, he was treated
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