There’s always been a sort of wayward independence attached to the coastal Cork property Walton Court — and, little wonder really, as this historically colourful house dates back to 1776, the same year as the US Declaration of Independence.

BACK on the market within three years of its last sale, Ballyknockane Lodge in Co Tipperary is also showing a massive five-fold increase in the price tag.

A LITTLE bit of a gem, this restored rectory at Littleton has an elegant sufficiency of qualities that normally come with country house living.

IN THE last few weeks of summer, when the country ticks over slowly, the property market slumbers in the muggy heat of August.

IN THE last few weeks of summer, when the country ticks over slowly, the property market slumbers in the muggy heat of August.