Sandford Terrace, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 It’s impossible to say the name Helen Dillon without conjuring up her by now legendary Ranelagh garden. So there was great excitement when Helen and Val put their home and much loved public garden on the market for €4.5million in April. However when I visited the lovely Georgian property I nearly didn’t get to see the celebrated garden, so concerned were the Dillons that any coverage might over-glorify the garden and intimidate potential buyers. It didn’t matter, their Sandford Terrace home was such a lovely slice of old world living. Val was an antique dealer and there were fine pieces of furniture and art dotted about the house. The piano nobile drawing...
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