Idyllic garden is the top feature of this home with lots of French charm

IT wouldn’t be too far off the mark to suggest that this house, High Acre, on Maryborough Hill, has a certain French farmhouse quality, at first glance.

Long casement windows in teak and a simple sheeted door with unpainted and climber-clad walls all give a certain je ne sais quoi to this 2,500 sq ft property with a €650,000 price guide with Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing and Associates.

Thinking farm house is close enough in fact this was a two-up, two-down way back when, but a number of modifications and a few owners later it's a soignee dwelling with some really private planting.