On the market: Four homes for €650,000 around the country

Asking price: €650,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Catherine O’Reilly (0402) 32367

If you’re looking for a period property blessed with space, this former church in the Garden County may be the answer to your prayers. The Sanctuary was opened in 1869, deconsecrated in 1991 and renovated from 2020 to become a contemporary, three-storey home. It retains many period features, including original lancet windows, wood panelling and a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. At 2,336 sq ft, it has a lounge, guest WC, kitchen, living/dining room, boot room, utility and three bedrooms (all en suite).

The Cowfield, Cappanalaght, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare

Asking price: €650,000

Agent: DNG Cusack Dunne (061) 209 0000

Standing on a 3.76ac site with lawns, paddocks and a lengthy dog run, this 3,000 sq ft house was built in 2002 and has a B2 BER. At ground level there’s a family room, kitchen, dining room, utility, office, guest WC, one double bedroom, a Jack-and-Jill bathroom and a living room leading up to a mezzanine that is currently used as a games room. Upstairs are four more bedrooms (one en suite) along with a gym and a family bathroom. Shannon Airport is just a 15-minute drive away.

651 Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Asking price: €650,000

Agent: Ray Cooke Auctioneers (01) 687 5800

Located off Taylor’s Lane in Rathfarnham, Whitechurch Road is lined with quaint stone-faced cottages built in the early 20th century for workers in Marlay Park across the road. Recently upgraded by its current owners, No651 is split into two self-contained units, one with a living room, kitchen, bathroom and two double bedrooms. A door from the kitchen to a courtyard leads into another hallway with two double bedrooms, an open-plan kitchen/dining/living area and bathroom. Total floor area is 1,227 sq ft.

Gowlan West, Clifden, Co Galway

Asking price: €650,000

Agent: Belgravia Estate Agents (053) 937 7594

Gardening enthusiasts could find themselves in horticultural heaven in this property’s two-acre plot with its orchard, polytunnel, glasshouse and 3,800 sq ft dry storeroom. If they don’t fancy trekking back home across the lawn after a hard day’s work on the land, there’s an outdoor sauna with its own separate sleeping quarters facing a patio, lawn and wildlife pond. The main house has a sitting room, kitchen/dining/living area, four bedrooms, a family bathroom and a loft room. Clifden town is 2.5km away.