Home filled with surprises

THERE are hidden surprises aplenty at 5, Fernwood, on the main Douglas Road in Cork city, and they are pretty much all to the rear of the terraced home.

With a €300,000-price guide, the older style home within an easy walk of the city centre and near St Finbarr's Hospital has been fully modernised, but done so in keeping with its period. Thus, it has a cast iron fireplace in its 20' by 12' sitting room, but there's also gas central heating throughout as well.

Apart from the high standard of decor, treat no 1 is the aspect, facing south to the back, which means that the very long lawn stretching away from the house gets sun all day long.