First erected at the Great Cork Exhibition, this cliff top home is perfectly pitched writes Tommy Barker.

The setting, the sea, the sunny aspect, the swimming holes beneath the sloping terraced grounds - just some of the features that combine to make Ceann Mhara a very special buy.

THE harbour views from 1, Woodside are pretty special — but effectively they were a trade-down/retirement compromise for the house’s current owner, Mrs Mary Porteous.

THE plot thickens, and amazingly, actual house values can diminish. Strange to hear it said, but given the right location, the house quality doesn’t much matter anymore, the value is all in the ground, the site, the plot, the view.

IF you are looking for a coastal Co Cork home, your boat might just have come in. In fact, it could be at the end of the garden.