Grateful Cork family build perfect home for world-travelled mum

The family of a Youghal mum who lived in over 50 houses in a lifetime of travelling have renovated a 200 year-old riverside cottage in gratitude for making every place a happy home throughout their journeys. Left to right: Liam, Kieren, Rena and Michael Ahern

The family of a Youghal mum who lived in over 50 houses in a lifetime of travelling has renovated a 200-year-old riverside cottage in gratitude for her making every place a happy home throughout their journeys.

Rena Ahern left Youghal in 1957, aged 17, to join her future husband Dan, a highly skilled engineer and project manager, in England.