Carrigrohane Castle, the Co Cork former childhood family home of convicted fraudster Breifne O’Brien, has been put up for sale, ending more than 40 years of occupation by the O’Brien family.

But with its asking price, it could be out of reach for many, writes Tommy Barker.

While a 1990s new-build has replaced the original dwelling by the Lee, Kitsborough has lost none of its charm, writes Tommy Barker

THERE were seven viewings lined up for this house at Bridgewater, Carrigrohane last Saturday — not bad for one of the worst weeks of the year, in every sense.

IT’S a cosy little estate, is Bridgewater.

LEEMOUNT COTTAGE has been a landmark at Leemount Cross west of Cork city for years.

THE first warning shots were fired last April but the real battle begins today.

THE Lee fields are the Elysian fields to Cork city dwellers — acres of bucolic heaven on the edge of the city.