JUST as the slowdown in the property market turned into a dip in 2007, the delightful Kylenahoura House in Ballyhooly, Co Cork was sold by its Dutch owners for €2.75 million, a quarter of a million euro over the guide. The buyers, a Dublin-based family, who signed up swiftly and moved in shortly afterwards, are now moving on again and the north Cork estate is for sale once more though Sherry FitzGerald O’Donovan.

Rose Martin steps back in time at a thoughtfully restored Regency gem.