AH, Ardnagashal. One of the best kept secrets on the West Cork coastline, this exclusive enclave between Glengarriff and Bantry has a number of spectacular properties dotted around its 40-odd acres of myrtle, pine beech and oak forest.

KEEPING its head proudly above ground is the modestly-titled home The Burrow, in wild West Cork’s Ahakista.

SCHOOL house conversions can be hit or miss — high windows and lofty ceilings don’t often translate into comfortable dwellings and any architectural significance is often lost in translation.