Rural chic for urbanites

FAR from the madding crowd and the more chi-chi destinations of West Cork, is a lovely old farmhouse at Castledonovan, Drimoleague.

Ancestral epicentre of the family of the same name, (the clan gathers there every year or so), this hideaway location is perfect for the burned-out urbanite and at the asking price of €205,000, for the house and four and a half acres, it’s well within the ambit of double-income professionals.

Fully renovated, and attractively so, the house has three bedrooms, a big living room of 25'8" x 13'6", a kitchen and a main bathroom.