Period home that’s right up to date

This family home near Fethard, Co Tipperary is not as old as it looks. In fact, it is a spring chicken in building terms.

Built about five years ago, the property at Sladagh, about three miles from Fethard and six from Clonmel, was constructed with longevity in mind, a sort of instant period home with gravitas. Even the dog kennel is in a matching style to the house.

The exterior is virtually all limestone, right up to the chimneys and down to the window sills, with a traditional looking dash finish with brick around the windows on one of the long side walls. The roof is old slate, and rainwater fittings such as the chutes and pipes are in cast iron.