SOMERVILLA says a lot, even in its name. This Castletownshend west Cork house does indeed have direct links with the Somerville family of literary renown: it is villa-esque, and, well, it holds promises of summers-to-come too.

Rose Martin says this property retains many of its original features.

HUGH Grant, Liz Hurley, Michael Stipe of REM and a host of other musical and entertainment world celebrities have stayed on the quiet at this hideaway and modest Skibbereen West Cork farmhouse, according to local legend.