Check into a dormer with a difference

More than enough: spacious rooms and great views are the order of the day with this property.

He adds that the strength of sterling has seen an increase in British visitors, while Americans are still a large percentage.

The result is that Killarney is still a thriving town, he says, with a strong economic base and this is manifest in the demand for housing.

He’s currently selling a trader-upper in the Aghadoe area and says the market for second-hand homes in the region is good.

The property at Barleymount is only two years old and is one of only four in the estate.

Priced at 336,500, the house is fully completed and has good quality wooden floors and tiling, says Michael Coughlan.

The impressive dormer is a generous size for a family with four bedrooms (three are en suite) and a sitting room that runs into a rear sunroom, a family room and fully fitted pine kitchen/ dining room. There’s also a utility room, guest loo and main bathroom.

The house has a site of three-quarters of an acre with outstanding views of the McGillicuddy Reeks.