Sea views at Red Strand make homes tempting

NEXT door neighbours, two detached houses tucked away at the edge of a field overlooking West Cork’s Red Strand, are on the market catching the eyes of passing holiday-makers and promising a base for future breaks away.

The beach, six miles from Clonakilty and sheltered by the Galley Head peninsula and the wink of a lighthouse’s beacon sweep, is considered one of the safest in the region, and the overall Ardfield area around it is increasingly popular with Cork city-based buyers because it is within an easy hour’s commute from Cork city.

One Gahanive, Red Strand property currently on the late summer market is Seascape, a c 30-year old bungalow, with up to five bedrooms, on a third of an acre and priced at €350,000 by Eilish Cohalan of ERA Liam Hodnett auctioneers .