One strikingly luxurious South Dublin home is currently for sale and the classic Edwardian residence truly is a dream house.

Surrounded by impressively manicured gardens the house sits tall with graceful architecture and opulent interiors, Melfort on Shrewsbury Road in Ballsbridge is absolutely stunning.

However, the beautiful domicile doesn't come cheap as the property is currently on sale for an eye-watering €12 million, Dublin Live reports.

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The drawing room, which is an elegant, light-filled beautifully proportioned reception room, features an Adams Style marble chimneypiece incorporating brass and iron inset

The stunning five-bedroom mansion was built in 1906 but has maintained all of its historical elegance.

The home is steeped in history as it was an interesting literary and musical family, The Starkies and enjoys sprawling gardens including a mini-orchard. Some notable names who were entertained in the house were WB Yeats and his brother Jack Yeats.

The main bedroom enjoys a large en-suite and walk-in dressing room

The listing on MyHome.ie explains: "Head of his family was Rt Hon. William Starkie, former President of University College Galway, the last High Commissioner for Primary Education in Ireland, and a classical scholar.

"His wife (May) entertained all the leading literati and musicians of the day in this house. Their children were talented musicians and were winning prizes at the Feis Ceoil in 1916.

The large en-suite is of a Romanesque style with ornate tiling surrounding the bath, a separate shower unit and two vanity units

“The family had infamous music garden parties, notable names who were entertained in the house were WB Yeats and his brother Jack Yeats the painter and the Irish Literary renaissance writer who wrote with the pseudonym AE George William Russell."

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