IT’S the original of the species, is Greenways, a tall and attractive Victorian semi on the Blackrock Road, in front of the Lindville estate, whose houses could be described as a buttery variation on the same theme.

IT’S a bit of a secret, is Ashgrove Park. Tucked away behind Bishopstown Credit union, it’s a little lane that runs to Curraheen Church and is used mostly by residents.

PRICES are falling on a lot of ‘stuck’ property, as sellers readjust to the new market reality.

TILIA CORDATA, the heavenly scented Lime tree that flowers in July, has been the staple of Big House avenues for generations.

POPULAR Palmbury has a jammy location between Cork’s South Ring road and the Wilton Shopping Centre, which makes it ideal for local workers.

A CHEAP and cheerful going over with a paint brush and a bit of flair will put 61 Gould Street right back on form, says the selling agent of this Cork city two-bedroom terraced house.

Tommy Barker visits a period property that’s been meticulously restored.

THEY could be twins, but separated at birth....and by a river.

ENERGY and enthusiasm needed; rich rewards assured.

A three-storey terrace high over Cork city has an efficient design with views to the river, the docklands, the suburbs and beyond, writes Tommy Barker.

Tommy Barker visits what is reputed to be Ardmore’s finest property.

ROSY red and bright white, the cottages that proclaim ‘up Cork’ all year round are a feature of Sunday’s Well Avenue.

THE North Wind doth blow hot at the moment according to Jennifer Bermingham of Noelle Morrison and Associates.

DONE up from top to bottom in the last few years, Mount Rivers is a ready made move-in job for anybody in the house-hunting game.

Tommy Barker visits a distinctive house that’s aroused a lot of interest.

NO prizes for guessing the name - an open and shut case, this Ardmore seaside home has been called Green Shutters for decades.

HERON’S GROVE couldn’t be more convenient to the centre of Carrigaline in Co Cork, a hugely popular area for commuters.

SOME houses have hidden depths: Arundel goes the opposite route, it has splendid shallows.

THERE’LL be fun and games at Atlanta - but not the USA’s Georgia state capital, host city of a previous Olympic Games.

IT is the back garden and the interior rooms that will sell 53 Meadow Park Avenue — that’s why the estate agent’s brochure concentrates its images on these.

THE best quality materials have been used in the building of this house at the foot of Spur Hill at Doughcloyne in Cork, says auctioneer Jennifer Bermingham, of Noelle Morrison and Associates.

YOU can remain aloof aloft at Ard Alainn. Not only is the Victorian terrace above Cork city at St Luke’s Cross, it is also set above the old suburban road that makes it a downhill whizz to the centre of town.

YOU might think you could predict the layout of 42 Gould Street from the outside but this Cork city suburban home near the Lough packs a few surprises.

FORMERLY a house, then a chemist shop and now back to being a house again, this two bedroomed cottage on Evergreen Road, Cork city, is back on the market with Noelle Morrison Auctioneers.

Tommy Barker says no 39 Windmill Road, Cork, is a terraced home that packs quite a few surprises once you get inside the door.

EARLIER this summer, a period semi-detached house, Rosnalee, sold on Cork's Cross Douglas Road; now the other half of the suburban twin - Trasna - is on the market.

IN the most understated way, Noelle Morrison Properties describe Ard na Cille as ‘exceptionally nice’.

THERE’S more than a few surprises in store at No 7 Sandy Lawn, on Castle Road, Blackrock in Cork.

“FULL of charm and loads of space” is how auctioneer Noelle Morrison describes this little gem at 1, Goldsmith Avenue on Cork’s Richmond Hill.

THE vendors of 3, St Joseph's Villas in Cork's Gardiner's Hill had grate expectations they hauled two fireplaces from New Zealand to Ireland to keep house and hearth together.

A little house down a little lane in the centre of Cork city could be yours for €225,000.

CRISIS? What crisis? Housebuyers are ignoring warnings of a price shock to the Irish house market, and are voting with their cheque books.

ROSNALEE on Cork’s Cross Douglas Road, is the sort of house you view, and then want to cut down the auctioneer’s sign on the way out to stop all other callers.

A REAL traditional cottage is how auctioneer, Jennifer Bermingham describes number 3, The Cottages at Dunsland, Glanmire, in Co Cork.

SCREAMING out for the right buyer is auctioneer Jennifer Bermingham’s summation of a terraced property at Dillon’s Cross, Cork.

NO 76 Rathmore Terrace, Richmond Hill in Cork is an attractive little property which would be perfect for a first-time buyer looking for something both central and affordable.

A HOUSE that has had substantial renovations completed in the last two years is now on the market in great condition, says its selling agent, Noelle Morrison.

AN old house run over with a modern brush, 1, Everleigh Villas on Cork’s Blackrock Road has more to it than meets the eye.

WHAT’S in a name, and what’s in a number?

By Tommy Barker

BUNGALOWS don’t normally have much in common with burial tombs!

A PRICE survey marks the fact that the average Irish house now costs a startling and painful to fund €200,000. Just as that stark reality sinks in, a mature city house which came on the market in Cork pitched just below that figure has been bidded up well past200,000 by its first viewer.