Here’s your chance to rub shoulders with the A-list

HUGH Grant, Liz Hurley, Michael Stipe of REM and a host of other musical and entertainment world celebrities have stayed on the quiet at this hideaway and modest Skibbereen West Cork farmhouse, according to local legend.

However, the man who is now selling the house steadfastly refuses to confirm any of the local rumours about his guests.

Word of mouth seems to have done the trick in terms of finding a golden circle of occupants for this Church Cross/Turk Head home, which has views to Baltimore and its harbour Beacon.