Country life with plenty activities on offer

LIVING with children in the summer months here is a doddle - Carrignavar, a quiet village to the north of Cork city has some of the best amenities in the county.

There’s a community swimming pool, (which draws people from outside the locality), tennis courts, football pitches and enough amusements to stave off that phrase dreaded by parents: “I’m bored”.

Launched in the summer lull and now bidding close to the asking price, is number 8, Castle Manor in Carrignavar.

Guided at €370,000 through auctioneer, Noreen O’Sullivan, this large house in the city would be much more difficult to find for that money.

Not only that, but the interior has been styled with a bright and fresh eye and the house comes with a very attractive maple kitchen.

At one end, a red bricked firebreast houses a Stanley stove and this bright room has double doors to the garden.

While it measures 24’ by 13’, the living room is also a generous, L-shaped space with bay window and stained glass entrance doors. The fireplace is in understated limestone and slate and flooring is solid oak.

Also included is a utility with guest bathroom. The fifth bedroom, used as a playroom, is on the ground floor with four other rooms overhead.

The master is ensuite and all of the rooms are doubles. The main bathroom has smart stainless steel fittings and a corner bath.