The catch of the day

THE only singer in the house is the Singer sewing machine, say the owners of Kinsale’s Fisherman’s Hall, a place that hits the right note on all other fronts.

Built around 1870, the stone-built hall, currently a family home, is a prime catch in the middle of one of the south’s busiest tourist towns.

Originally built for religious services for fishermen visiting Kinsale from Cornwall and the Isle of Man and other far-flung parts, it is up for sale and could be bought for continued domestic use, or possibly switched to a commercial usage - it would make for a dramatic restaurant, gallery or B&B.