An 18th-century Irish village, once owned by Ryanair co-founder Tony Ryan, has been listed for sale at €20 million (£17.5 million). The property, known as Lyons Village, spans 20 acres in Celbridge, County Kildare, and includes 47 bedrooms, a library, a billiards room, and a pub.
The estate also houses a five-star hotel with cottages, an award-winning spa, and several dining and entertainment venues. David Byrne of Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty described the sale as a rare opportunity, noting that the buyer is likely to be an ultra-high net worth individual seeking a unique Irish estate, hospitality destination, or long-term heritage investment.
Located in the Kildare countryside, the village is a 30-minute drive from Dublin’s centre. It is accessed via a gated tree-lined avenue and includes gardens, orchards, a lake, and stables. The property was developed in the 18th and 19th centuries as a canal-side milling village and sits beside Lyons Hill, an early medieval royal site.
A flour mill on the property was once run by Joseph P. Shackleton, a relative of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. The 1821 census recorded 79 houses and 102 families at the village, which at its peak saw 90 barges a day transporting flour, merchandise, and stone to Dublin.
Tony Ryan purchased and restored the estate in 1992. His family still owns a separate estate house in the village, which is not included in the sale. In 2016, Irish financier Barry O’Callaghan bought the property and began operating the boutique retreat Cliff at Lyons.
