Blue moon rises for the second time on Fairview

“ONCE in a blue moon opportunity to buy” gushed the sales brochure for Fairview — so, hey, here’s another blue moon.

The extended, detached house built in two distinct styles last surfaced on the market two years ago, and in the heel of the hunt it was bought privately by a family member for his own residential use.

Located at Castletreasure, a sort of affluent country extension of Douglas in Cork and within an easy strike of Douglas, Monkstown, Carrigaline and the airport, it is now back on the market, with estate agent Gerard O'Dea of Cohalan Downing.

He has dusted off his old sales brochure, the one that begins "once in a blue moon opportunity to acquire a stately property, on three-quarters of an acre, a property with a style and character all of its own".

Change 'once' to 'twice,' the previous £280,000 price guide (€355,000) to today's €400,000 price region figure and the rest of the details follow as before five bedrooms, mid-ships hallway, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility, family room, study, one en suite, shower room and main bathroom.

There's over 2,000 sq ft of living space in the property, which is part two-storey farmhouse style, part '70s extension, in two linked blocks.

It is all in need of a modernisation, and is on a three-quarters of an acre rural site with Castletreasure valley views, and has aluminium double glazing, oil heating and well and mains water supplies.