Rural chic for urbanites
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.
The house has been extended into a former outhouse and it also has planning for a rear extension.
Right now, there is a lovely curved door entrance porch leading through to the kitchen which is fully tiled and fitted with a green Aga. Waxed pine double doors with curved glass add an extra touch to the look of the room.
The main living room has exposed beams, a common enough touch in country farmhouses, but here they are painted white to give a greater sense of height.
The inglenook fireplace has been reconstructed in stone, but still has the original crane and the centre of the hearth is occupied by the solid fuel stove which is connected to the dual, oil and solid fuel, heating system.
Painted in blue and white, this pretty farmhouse has a sweeping drive and a patio which runs around the house to provide alfresco dining in any aspect.
Rolling hills and green fields provide a backdrop and the large privacy belt is laid out in woodland, a paddock, an organic vegetable garden, an orchard, and an extensive area of lawn with perennial beds.
Cillian Lynch, of Key Properties in charge of the sale of this house, which is about eight miles from Bantry town and less than three miles from Drimoleague.
