Spice up your life
Co Cork €275,000
If your dream is to decamp to the country with land for the horses, ride on down to Nutmeg Farmhouse, in Clonakilty. This three-bedroom farmhouse sits on 1.25 acres and has a stable block with a tack room, hay shed and grooming parlour. The site is elevated, with views out to the sea and Old Head of Kinsale. It is 3km to the sandy Dunworley beach, perfect for a trot.
The house is pretty, with 114 sq m of space. It has a large kitchen and dining room with a multifuel stove and a large window looking down to the beach.
Agent: martinkelleher.ie
They say: This is an area of outstanding natural beauty.
We say: There won’t be too much maintenance with this one.
Showcase for space
Dublin 8 €350,000
To see what you can do with a former corporation house, look at No 97 Tyrconnell Park in Inchicore. Back in 2013, this three-bedroom mid-terrace house sold for €136,000. The owners extended into the large back garden and it now measures about 86 sq m. There is a guest lavatory and a “utility closet” off the hall, but the rest of the ground floor is open plan with a kitchen/dining area and sitting room. The floorboards are original and stained throughout. Two bedrooms have original fireplaces.
Agent: felicityfox.ie
They say: Space, light and good taste are the prevailing features.
We say: The owners hired an architect when renovating in 2013, and it shows.
DJ on rock road
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Co Louth €650,000
No 1 Hamilton Lane, on Rock Road, stands out among the traditional houses in Blackrock, in Co Louth. It was designed by award-winning McGahon Architects and completed in 2005. It is a split-level, part-glazed, part-cedar-clad box that extends to a vast 408 sq m over four storeys. It opens into a double-height hall, with high ceilings throughout and has four bedrooms, all with en suite bathrooms. It sits on just under a half acre, but you can also pop up to the roof terrace. There’s a DJ booth in the living area and a cinema room in the basement.
Agent: dngduffy.ie
They say: High-spec finish and large rooms, ideal for gatherings.
We say: A great use of glazing makes this a bright home.
Rural renovation
Co Waterford €220,000
You need a lot of imagination and a hard hat for Colligan Lodge, a derelict property on about 16 acres. It’s not to be confused with the big Colligan Lodge, where famous greyhound Master McGrath was raised — that was knocked down in the 1940s. This Colligan Lodge is a much more modest property, but you’ll get the boarded-up main house and a roofless brick structure. The land is pasture and trees.
It’s on an elevated site with country views and is a short drive from the seaside town of Dungarvan and Waterford’s new greenway.
Agent: gleesonproperty.com
They say: A picture postcard setting
We say: Get the planners onside and create something nice.