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In the early hours of July 26 1910 Menlo Castle, on the bank of the river Corrib, was totally gutted by a fire. Sir Valentine and Lady Blake’s daughter, Ellen, was lost in the flames. The cook Delia Early, who lived on the attic floor, jumped to her death. Delia shared a room with housemaid Anne Browne, who waited until her clothes were in flames, before jumping. She landed on a pile of hay placed by other household staff to break her fall. Severely injured and burnt, Anne was driven on an open truck, slowly into the Galway Infirmary, lying on a door to ease her movement and pain. Local farmers gave her milk to drink to try to cool her down.

Looking at the happy crowds in Galway for this year’s Galway Arts Festival, I can appreciate that the sense of joy and surprise is heightened because it is shared on a huge scale. The crowd itself is a key part of the attraction. People lose their inhibitions among the horde.

Near by the ruins of Menlo Castle, built by the Blake family in 1569, is the village of Menlo, a small attractive cluster of houses, that appear to have grown near each other by accident, as it zigzags down to the river bank. There is no village centre as such, but its very irregularity has made it a desirable place to live. Today it is a prosperous suburb of Galway city.

The sale of Aillebrack in Menlo presents a rare opportunity to acquire a high calibre residence in a popular area benefiting from peaceful countryside serenity yet only minutes from Galway city centre. This Sean Dockery architecturally designed dwelling offers approximately 344sq m (c3,700sq ft) of living space on a circa 0.28ha (0.69 acre) landscaped site.

The sale of Aillebrack in Menlo presents a rare opportunity to acquire a high calibre residence in a popular area benefiting from peaceful countryside serenity yet only minutes from Galway city centre. This Sean Dockery architecturally designed dwelling offers approximately 344sq m (c3,700sq ft) of living space on a circa 0.28ha (0.69 acre) landscaped site.

Leading Galway estate agent DNG Maxwell Heaslip Leonard is selling three hidden gems within a short walk of the city centre.

In case you have missed this gem, No 6 Lakewood Park has been reduced to sell. This is a beautifully presented three bed detached property located in a quiet leafy cul de sac only 2.6km from the city centre. Lakewood is convenient to the city centre, and also has uninterrupted views of both Lough Corrib and Menlo Castle.

DNG Maxwell Heaslip & Leonard presents to the market this lovely three bed detached property located at the edge of the city. No 6 Lakewood Park is a beautifully presented home, tucked away in a quiet leafy cul de sac only 2.6km from the city centre. Lakewood offers spectacular uninterrupted views of both Lough Corrib and Menlo Castle.

The Galway City Ring road is not the "silver bullet" that will solve the transport challenges facing Galway, but it will "take traffic out of the city", enable public transport improvements, and "reduce the time" workers and visitors spend getting around the city.

Sherry FitzGerald is offering this architecturally designed detached home to the market for sale by private treaty. Aillebrack provides a rare opportunity to acquire a high calibre residence in a popular area benefiting from peaceful countryside serenity yet only minutes from the vibrant cobbled streets of Galway city centre. This Sean Dockery architecturally designed dwelling offers approximately 344sq m (3,700sq ft) of living space on a circa 0.28ha (0.69 acre) landscaped site.