Nailing their colours to the mast on a seaside cottage near Kinsale

RED and white, pure Cork colours for this 19th century cottage, long moved on from humble fisherman ownership.

The Red Cottage, with its cheery windows and doors against a whitewashed wall is one of a row of original old dwelling on the way into Sandycove near Kinsale.

It appears to have grown, in common with a couple of its terraced neighbours, in doubling up its size by expanding into the house next door. But, it still weighs in on the compact side, despite its €450,000 guide price.