Christmas cracker

A LAST-MINUTE, end-of-year surprise arrival on the property market is Ardeevin - a manageable period home on over an acre, with sea and country views, begging for a 2005 makeover.

It also cries out for that seaside designer accessory, the telescope in a bay window.

Location is by Goat’s Cross and near Fennell’s Bay, one of the coastal coves beyond Crosshaven and the mouth of Cork harbour, and the two-storey house with period trimmings dates back to 1874.