Reduced price cottage and annex

FOR those of us who write about property for a living and, as a consequence, have to read any number of brochures, those of Jim O’Keeffe are always a delight.

The mischievous prose is a delightful break from the sub-legal descriptions of other agents and anyone visiting Schull this summer should stop for a read at James Lyons O’Keeffe’s window.

Right now, his January sale is in full swing and top of the list is a cottage and annex at Drinane, Schull, down from an original asking price of €280,000 to €250,000.

These former staff quarters for Leamcon House were considerably upgraded during the ’90s and now offer good holiday home accommodation. House number one, a stone-faced dormer with porch has a large ground floor living area and one large bedroom upstairs. The little cottage next door has the same style layout, but is smaller. Both sit on a secluded site of just over three-quarters of an acre.