City’s hill-side hideaway

EVERY city has its hidden house gems - and one of the best hidden and best kept secrets is Maryville House.

This secluded Georgian villa-style home in the hills above Cork city centre is packed with original architectural detailing, with superb ornamental ceilings and stained and etched glass work.

It is a house of two halves: from the front, it appears single storey, but it is over a full basement, giving twin levels with separate entrances. It is likely a new owner will reinstate the internal staircase and open it back out to a single home of urban period splendour.