Cottage potential

THE original of the species, a two-storey cottage at Kilpatrick , Bandon, was probably built by the Congested Districts board in the late 19th and early 20th century.

And we've come a long way in property terms since then, especially as this house and acre is now on the market at €265,000 through John Twomey of Twomey Crowley Auctioneers.

He describes it as a unique property, which it probably is because it hasn't changed much in a century it has no inside toilet and still retains the two-up, two-down layout.