A former orchard attached to a period home in Cork’s salubrious Ballintemple suburb may be about yield the last of a long-lasting once-bumper crop. The latest apple set to fall from the trees is 1 Ardcairn Mews.

With a string of Ballintemple/Blackrock house sales under and well above the €1m mark No 8 is one of the, ahem, more ‘affordable’ offers for the fortunate few.

About as lovely a city and suburban a terrace as you’ll find in Cork, Ardfoyle Place’s houses rarely come up for sale. And, now, the lovely end-of-terrace No 1 is fresh to market.

The cheeriest thing about No 6, Birchgrove, is its dark-pink/red colour. 

Tommy Barker gets lost in a large suburban house with a beautiful garden, carports, and oh, and the house isn’t bad either.

Trish Dromey reports on a Victorian vintage cottage in Cork’s Ballintemple. 

Tommy Barker reports on a recent arrival in an old Cork city suburb.

The views from 69 Maryville, a semi-detached bungalow in Cork’s suburban Ballintemple are currently undergoing a bit of an upheaval.

A piece of period home pedigree in one of Cork’s salubrious suburbs is available at a snip of normal neighbourhood prices, says Tommy Barker.