“It’s picture perfect with an ideal mix of old world cosiness and updated spaces,” says Colm Cleary of James Lyons O’Keeffe auctioneers who has shown it to investors as well as first-time buyers and holiday home hunters. He also thinks that downsizers could love it too.
Quoting a guide of €325,000, he says the 19th century cottage was bought and renovated 20 years ago as a holiday home. An extension which created space for a bathroom, a sitting room and an extra bedroom and the cottage now has 107 sq m of living space and a D2 BER.
Inside the old stone walls of the original cottage there’s a prettily decorated kitchen/dining/living room with country kitchen-style units and painted timber ceiling beams. The extension has a timber-floor bedroom, a bathroom, a WC/utility, and a sitting room.
A timber staircase in the kitchen leads to the first floor which has two bedrooms with sloping ceiling and Velux windows. The cottage has countryside views and private, tree-lined gardens.
Located 2km from Skibbereen, it’s a 15-minute drive from Tragumna beach and Baltimore.
VERDICT: Quintessentially pretty West Cork home.
| Wilton, Co. Cork |
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| €220,000 |
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| Size |
51 sq m ( 550 sq ft) |
| Bedrooms |
1 |
| Bathrooms |
1 |
| BER |
C1 |
This one-bed top-floor apartment at 18 Holly House, Garrane Darra, Sarsfield in Wilton is on the market with Sherry FitzGerald in Cork, who say it’s been owner occupied and in excellent order.
Accommodation consists of an open-plan kitchen dining/living/room with fitted units, as well as a bathroom and bedroom. A door in the dining area opens on to a good-sized balcony.
Located at the foot of Eagle Valley, the apartment is a little over 2km from Wilton Shopping Centre.
VERDICT: Likely to appeal to investors as well as first-time buyers.
| Watergrasshill, Co Cork |
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| €350,000 |
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| Size |
111 sq m (1, 195 sq ft) |
| Bedrooms |
3 |
| Bathrooms |
2 |
| BER |
A3 |
When the owners of 16 Glen Dara, Ard Cashel in Watergrasshill decorated their brand-new A3-rated three- bed semi back in 2018, they added a water feature in the hallway.
This is just one of a few unusual features in the 111 sq m property. The owners have also created additional storage space by fitting in kitchen units and an extra fridge under the stairs and put an undercounter integrated vacuum system in the kitchen.
On the market with a guide of €350,000, No 16 is one of a just small number of Glen Dara properties to come up for resale. “It’s been owner-occupied and is in excellent condition,” says Michaella Buckley of O’Mahony Walsh auctioneers, adding it has good space for family living.
Additional decorative touches include stone cladding on the wall surrounding the insert fire in the living room. Accommodation includes a spacious open-plan kitchen-diner white gloss units with a breakfast bar as well as a small utility and a guest WC.
Upstairs the property has a bathroom and three bedrooms including an en suite with Sliderobes.
At the front there is space for two cars while the back garden has a covered patio for outdoor dining as well as a lawn and a steel tech shed.
There appear to have been just three or four resales in Glen Dara, with No 21, selling for €350,000 in November.
VERDICT: A modern, energy efficient home that’s ready to move into.