Settle down in an affordable Lodge

THE Big House, where they once filmed Molly Keane’s big-house novel, Good Behaviour, is Coolmore, in Currabinny, Co Cork.

Now vacated, this prominent property overlooking the Owenabue estuary has a circle of cottages at its main entrance.

The Coolmore Lodges are cute, neo-Gothic artisan dwellings and are now in private ownership and fully restored. Number 2 is on the market at the moment with Marshs and at a guide price of €190,000 - 195,000 slots into the affordable level.

Despite being an artisan dwelling, rooms sizes are good, for instance the main living room is 15’ by 14’ and so is the master bedroom, while the second bedroom would easily squeeze into the double category at 12’ by 7’.

The kitchen is a galley at 12’ by 6’ and the main bathroom is at ground floor level: it includes an electric shower.

Number 2 also comes with a garage to the rear.

It has an up and over door and there’s access from the main road - very handy in a terraced house. The lodges share a communal garden to the front and at the rear there’s a large, enclosed garden with lawn, flower beds and a paved, barbeque area.

Number 2 is a short drive to Carrigaline village and within commuting distance of the city.