Blackrock, Cork €625,000

Sqm, 235 (2,525 sq ft)

Size: Sq m 265 (2,850 sq ft)

Size: Sq m 241 (2,600 sq ft)

Designs on a high-class, high standard house? Tommy Barker says Bramley Lodge could be the apple of your eye

The early 1990s were a busy time for the family just now setting sail from 14 The Paddocks. They were family-building and home-buying - and there was a little matter of competing in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 to contend with as well.

IF imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Cork’s Lindville houses have been flattered to the eyeballs.

ON the basis that if you are paying over €1.25 million for a new house you might be a bit picky, fussy or just know what finishes you do and don’t want, the two whoppers at Cork’s Woodville deliberately are being left unfinished.

THE good thing about the Summerfields estate is the small size of the development and the large size of the gardens, says selling agent, Liz Hannon of Cobh.

PLANS by the land-owner for a further five houses in the upmarket Lindville development, on Blackrock Road in Ballintemple, Cork, to be built on a designated green area, have recently been shot down by Cork City Council.

THESE Cannon’s Wood houses made a bold statement when they went up in Bandon over three years ago.

VISITORS to this weekend’s show house openings at Ballincollig old barracks redevelopment can look - but they can’t get a financial touch right now.

COOL, calm and selective, Charleston Close is a development strictly for grown-ups - and picky purchasers at that.

THE planning battle to develop the Lawns in Castletownshend in West Cork was, appropriately, an uphill one, given the unique hillside character of this time-warped seaside village.

A DEVELOPMENT tide has turned in Midleton’s favour in East Cork and now, possibly the best waterside site in the area is set for building on as a €20 million scheme goes on site.