Shrewd investment in Killarney beauty

A HOLIDAY home or investment property is up for sale in a niche scheme of houses near Fossa, Killarney, in Co Kerry.

Forrest Cottages were built as holiday homes by Fossa village, off the Killorglin Road.

These cottages were developed with tax breaks, and have proven a shrewd buy for users as well as investors over the past decade, says estate agent Cearbhall Behan of Frank V Murphy and Co auctioneers in Cork.

He is selling the three-bed detached home called Willow Cottage in this scheme, jointly with Killarney agent John Buckley, and it has a guide price of €280,000.

It has 1,300 sq ft of space, double-glazing, one en-suite bedroom plus two other bedrooms. It features a 18’ by 12’ sitting room with fireplace, kitchen/dining room, guest toilet, and main first floor bathroom as well.

Location is a short distance from Killarney, beyond the Europe Hotel off the Killorglin Road.