8 Bedroom Apartment, Dublin Ireland

Palermo is one of Killiney’s most historically significant homes - a Victorian villa whose heritage is deeply woven into Ireland’s cultural and architectural story. Built c.1848 by the prominent Hone family, Palermo reflects the refined Italianate style that defined the transformation of Killiney Hill during the mid19th century. The property is not a Protected Structure (today’s equivalent of a ”listed” building), allowing future custodians greater flexibility in any further works. With its classical proportions and timberframed sash windows (most of which have been sympathetically replaced with high performance replicas), it shares the defining hallmarks of the era and stands proudly within the Killiney Architectural Conservation Area-on a rare, elevated acre of terraced gardens sweeping across Dublin Bay. The Hone family, who owned Palermo well into the 20th century, were central figures in Ireland’s artistic and intellectual life. The house is most notably associated with Joseph M. Hone - literary biographer of W.B. Yeats, friend of Jack B. Yeats, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. Correspondence from Palermo to Jack Yeats, now held in the National Gallery of Ireland, reflects the home’s role as a creative retreat for some of the most influential minds of the time. As founder of the publishing house Maunsel & Co., Joseph Hone was closely involved in the early literary efforts of James Joyce and maintained friendships with figures such as the GoreBooth sisters, including Countess Markievicz-placing Palermo firmly within the cultural and political ferment of early 20th-century Ireland. Harry Clarke, Ireland’s most celebrated stained glass artist and a contemporary of Evie Hone, was a regular visitor to Palermo and close friend of