Saturday, December 10, 2011
Estate agent angling to catch a buyer for older-style cottage, reports Tommy Barker
ANGLING to catch a buyer for the Water Keeper’s Cottage, by the water’s edge at Loughaderra, Castlemartyr, is Midleton estate agent Miah McGrath, of McCarthy & McGrath.
The older-style bungalow/cottage is on an acre, with a large outbuilding, separated from the water’s edge of the popular lough by a quiet access road.
The lake, about 16 miles east of Cork city is on the side of the N25 Cork-Rosslare, and has a fishery maintained by the South West Regional Fisheries Board, and it’s stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout, as well as rudd and eels. There are fishing boats for hire on the modest-sized lake, which is also popular with leisure small boat users, canoeists, and windsurfers.
At present, the Waterkeeper’s Cottage is in a quite basic state, and in any new ownership is likely to be invested in a good bit more, extended or even replaced, as the site’s size and setting justifies a bit of investment. "Although the cottage is in need of renovation this is a rare opportunity to acquire a property with lots of potential set in beautiful surroundings," comments Mr McGrath.
Rooms now include two bedrooms, a 14’ by 13’ living room, a kitchen, porch, and WC.
VERDICT: The chance to build on an acre, with water aspect, overlooking a popular fishing and wildlife spot, a mile from Castlemartyr and four miles from Midleton.
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