Seaside cottage in wooded setting

LAST up for sale two years ago, but withdrawn from the market for a period by its owner the sculptor Eilis O'Connell, Castlefreke Cottage is a West Cork seaside buy with an auction sale deadline.

The compact mid-1900s bungalow/cottage is on a site that belies its modest appearance, a full half acre or so on the edge of the part-wooded Castlefreke Estate. The massive grassy dunes separate this house from the wild Atlantic: they give welcome winter shelter, but they also block the sea views.

It goes up for sale by auction in early December with Martin Kelleher of SWS Property Services, with a €275,000 price guide, which will surely be met.