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Mr Di Lucia is now an agent for the sale of the house and speaking recently, he said that Harris took special care in deciding how to look after the house.
“Dickie did it up and spent a lot of money doing this. Most of the fur- nishings and fittings were bought in London and shipped over because his wife at the time and sister did all the interior design for the house,” he added.
De Lucia and his wife moved into the house two years after Harris pur- chased it and filled the role of care- takers, subsequently opening a qual- ity restaurant there.
SU Com Re ae er luet sold the house and since then, it has changed ownership on a number of occasions. Ten years ago, the house was sold to its current owner for £350,000. Its age 1s 1n excess of 120 years old and is in a much sought af- ter location in the seaside town.
The house is currently listed for sale at €550,000 for the auction. This will take place on August 21 at the Stella Maris Hotel in Kilkee.