Maynooth mansion with plaque boasting 'Best Straight Egyptian Male 2012' on the market for €4.35 million

A lavish Maynooth estate is on the market for a cool €4.35 million and it is clear that the history, as well as the stunning grounds located on site, plays a major part in the sizeable asking price.

A plaque reading 'Best Straight Egyptian Male 2012' that hangs on the wall of the Dowdstown House kitchen does not necessarily mean what you might think however. It actually refers to an unbroken lineage of Arabian horses that have been bred on the stud farm that dates back to the Muhammed Ali dynasty in Egypt and Sudan back in the late 1700s.

The property, which is located just off the M4 Motorway near the Maynooth junction, comprises of 26 acres which includes a beautiful Georgian house along with a caretaker's cottage.

The current owners are an Irish-Swiss couple who are renowned for their breeding of Arabian horses, and the inside of the mansion is lined with international awards.

The house has six upstairs bedrooms, while there are elegant dining rooms and drawing rooms located inside the 500 sq metre property. The stud farm features 14 loose boxes, a foaling stable and a lunging ring along with a number of grazing paddocks.

Sherry Fitzgerald are the auctioneers, and the asking price begins at €4.35 million.