THE rather horsey name for the south city estate, The Paddocks, on Cork’s Maryborough Hill is not just an affectation.

BACK on the market after its sale fell through, is number 4, Tirol Avenue, The Paddocks, one of those south Cork estates with built-in status and where houses usually sell very well.

THE PADDOCKS is pristine - the traditional farmhouse at Ballinaltig, Watergrasshill, was bought in a sorry condition by the vendors a couple of years ago but now returns to the market, transformed.