RIVERBANK turns back the clock. Granted, this small set of houses has the South Link whizzing close by and Douglas bustling just yards away, but here you can just sit and watch the river flow.

TWO properties, on the western side of Cork city might suit commuters looking for a rural environment within a 20-minute drive of the city.

TIME was when a dower house meant a place built for a single woman to provide a roof over her head, away from a stately pile set to follow a male inheritance line.

A €60 million road now runs out to this Knockanmore, Ovens, home - it is just a couple of hundred yards from the end of the Ballincollig bypass.