Squirrel away in a home in the woods

THE neighbourhood woodland squirrel was one of the impromptu attractions when a house at Kilcoolishal, Glanmire, almost doubled its guide price last year.

The attractive period bungalow on wooded grounds of 1.3 acres called Wilderness caused a sales stir when it jumped from its €550,000 price guide to sell for a whopping €900,000.

Helping create the sales mystique of a rural idyll was an obliging red squirrel who brazenly disported himself in the gardens when viewers came to call.