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Thu 05 May 2004Dalkey house has great entertainment valueWith a facade of local granite, a beautiful verandah and half an acre of gardens, Liosmor is one of Dalkey's great houses, says Joyce HickeyBuilt in the 1870s for one of the clergy of St Patrick's Cathedral, Liosmor on Knocknacree Road in Dalkey is a very special detached home with oodles of space, amounting to 325 sq m (3,500 sq ft) on three levels inside and half an acre of well-tended gardens. Scheduled for auction on June 10th, viewing is by appointment with the agent, Jackson-Stops, which is guiding excess €2 million.