The several dozen houses out at Bridevalley, in Cork’s Aherla, are big, wide builds, and when it comes to No 29, it has extras on the side, and on top.

Sq m: Sq m 80 (860 sq ft)

A tasty makeover has been applied to the interiors of Hemel, an upgraded country cottage a quarter of an hour’s drive from Cork City at Kilbonane, near Aherla.