A Georgian villa near Kinsale bought for €4.75m by a US billionaire just two years ago as part of an ongoing property splurge has been virtually demolished.
Just the front and part side walls of the 200-year old Sprayfield House are left standing, pending rebuilding and enlargement.
The near total demolition of the period home on the scenic south Cork coastal Sandycove came after Cork County Council granted permission for “redevelopment and renovation” of the early 1800s “gentleman’s cottage” as part of an extensive plan by its overseas purchasers for a private home and animal sanctuary at the period property on 40 acres.
Behind the near-virtual…