This is a mellow-looking brick-faced home in the Mount Oval Village development in Cork’s Rochestown.

A good starter home, in a great location — so says estate agent Florence Gabriel as she joins Sherry FitzGerald in Cork, and lists 2 Rowan Hill at a €210,000 price guide. 

The quite incredible view from Rowan Hill is what sold house number 85 to its vendors just last year. Now, with an unexpected work move and promotion, they have to bid it adieu — less than six months after they moved in.