Opportunity Knocks

THE owners, and now vendors, of this little old Irish cottage in Knock, Roscrea went to great pains to create an authentic dwelling for the new millennium.

Just four years old, but harking back at least 200 years, this cottage mimics the vernacular even to the extent where the walls are built block on flat to create the stout supports of the Irish cottage. However, up to date insulation is sandwiched between the block layers.

The roof is natural slate and floors are slabbed in Liscannor stone with a great, big inglenook fireplace in the kitchen/living room.