Edwardian grandeur

GOOD 20th century houses aren't common in Cork city, and in fact even the supply of quality Georgian and Victorian homes are in short supply especially compared to Dublin.

While still in need of upgrading, an Edwardian house which can hold its head up with the best is Kenilworth. It is one of eight or so large family homes of distinction all in a row, on the southern city's Douglas Road and they date to the very early 1900s.

It has 3,200 sq ft of space, with six bedrooms on the first and second floors, and it comes on a site of half an acre, with seemingly enough space in its back garden for a tennis court.