Space for the horses

ESTATE Agent John Gaffney is turning his back on this million euro house sale - but only for a few weeks.

He is likely to remember the July 30 launch date for this big family home on the old Mallow road near Cork - it was his wedding day.

The GVM auctioneer’s final pre-wedding plans included preparing the sales brochure for Dun Ard, a significant spot on seven acres. However, the first couple of weeks of viewings will be a touch of Hamlet without the prince - he and his new bride Barbara McCarthy are spending some of their honeymoon in Gaffney, South Carolina, a town founded by one of John’s ancestors, a Michael Gaffney, back in 1803.