A Dunlavin pad sold for €12m in 2007 is back on the market for just €3.25m.

Tynte Park House in Dunlavin, is on the market for €3.25m - almost a quarter of its 2007 price. The property was owned by Violet Tynte who died aged 82 in 1963 and was heavily involved in Baltinglass Golf Club and Kildare Hunt Club. The 19th century mansion, which sits on 144 acres, is famous for its impressive ballroom. which comes with a fully sprung parquet floor, a marble fireplace, ornate stucco work and Doric columns. On the first floor is a galleried landing and five bedrooms, including the master chamber which is dual aspect with a dressing room, built-in wardrobes and an ensuite bathroom with a granite surround bath and a walk-in shower. A stairs goes up to the attic which has three rooms while the basement floor houses the billiards room, two more bedrooms, the former kitchen with a flagged stone floor, a shower room, wine cellar, boiler room and ancillary storage. The property also has a two-bay coach house yard with six stables, a tack room, a feed room and an American barn with six stables. There are lunging facilities and a traditional Victorian-walled fruit and vegetable garden. The lands are in pasture, woodland and include 55ac in tillage and a duck pond for shooting.