Dating to the early 19th century, Milton House in Bandon is on the market for the first time in 75 years, finds Tommy Barker

THE passing of time — a half-century or so — has done no disservice to Cabo de Vela, a Douglas semi with a lot in its favour.

The torrential storm that caused the deadly mudslide in California is leaving a path of destruction in other Western states, bringing flooding that has gobbled up houses and roads and forced hundreds to flee.

MENTION that there’s a good house for sale in Sunday’s Well in Cork, and people will immediately ask: “Is it one of the big ones that go down to the river?”