DONE up less than a decade ago, this early 1900s Waterford home, Glencoragh Lodge, at Newtown still has a modern edge to its past.

Tommy Barker is impressed by this bungalow with a Continental twist.

OAKWOOD HOUSE looks as if it has withstood, insurrection, confiscation and famine. But, incredibly, it’s only two years old, and it’s been entirely designed and built by a woman - with direct labour.