Traditional ‘done up’ farmhouse in Schull

LOGGING on to James Lyons O’Keeffe’s website on a dull February day is a great tonic.

There’s nothing like lyrical old farmhouses and blue seas to lift the spirits of the computer-chained on the average working day.

A flick of a mouse at www.westcorkproperty.com can have you imagining lazy West Cork days in high summer with bees humming and the sun glinting on water. It may be perishing outside, but inside, we can dream.