On the market: Four cool coastal retreats in Galway and Cork

Asking price: €650,000

Agent: Matt O’Sullivan Auctioneers (095) 21066

Inishbofin island off the Connemara coast is a popular spot for tourists exploring the Wild Atlantic Way. Since the 1990s, many have stayed in these neighbouring seafront cottages built for local fishermen over 200 years ago. Renovated in 2010, the properties feature half-doors, vaulted ceilings and hardwood floors. Each has an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area and bathroom. Seagull has two bedrooms and Oyster has one. To the rear is a building with WC, washroom, store/games room and kids’ den.

The End House, Westlands, Long Island, Schull, West Cork

Asking price: €525,000

Agent: Hodnett Forde Property Services (023) 883 3367

Unlike its New York namesake, Long Island in West Cork is a tranquil spot located off the mainland opposite the village of Schull, which is accessed via a regular ferry service. On this remote hideaway, The End House is a two-storey 1,077 sq ft property featuring an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, utility, two bedrooms and a bathroom at ground level, with a bedroom/lounge upstairs. A separate 398 sq ft guest cottage has a kitchen/dining/living area, utility, a double bedroom and a shower room.

Knockanamorough, Cape Clear Island, Co Cork

Asking price: €495,000

Agent: Charles McCarthy Auctioneers (028) 21533

Built in 2003, this detached house on a 1.5ac site overlooks the evocatively named Roaringwater Bay. Extending to 1,750 sq ft, it has an upside-down layout to make the most of the sea views. On the ground floor are three bedrooms (two en suite), a utility room and bathroom. Upstairs there’s a living/dining room, kitchen, reception and a bathroom, with a fourth bedroom and a loft room on the floor above. A regular ferry service to Baltimore runs from the North Harbour 2km away.

Foden’s Cottage, Rosroe, Cashel, Co Galway

Asking price: €275,000

Agent: DNG Martin O’Connor (091) 866 708

Set on just over four acres, this traditional-style house has direct shoreline access and its own private mooring on Bertraghboy Bay. Originally a family home but more recently let as a holiday rental, it commands eye-watering sea views stretching across to the Twelve Bens and the Maumturks mountain ranges in Connemara. With a floor area of 1,292 sq ft, it has a living/dining room, lounge, kitchenette, bathroom, a twin bedroom downstairs and a loft bedroom. It’s for online auction on July 25.