It only takes 15 minutes to get to Ballycotton Island by boat 

And with views of Ballycotton Lighthouse across from the pier, this pub and restaurant really is a jewel

Cush in Ballycotton is one of three Irish restaurants to be honoured with the Michelin award for the first time

Now might be as good a time as any to invest in East Cork, oh, say around Ballycotton, or Shanagarry, where a B&B, Willoughby, is freshly up for sale.