Same, same but different for 4.5 acre property with two dwellings

AWBEG LODGE has its own Mini-Me, a smaller but similar version of this modern house dressed in the same colours.

And it’s not often you get a house as pretty and well finished at this one with the amount of extras it includes. This north Cork property comes with 4.5 acres of land and is open to offers in the region of €475,000 through Paul O’Driscoll of Sherry FitzGerald O’Driscoll.

The Lodge is a modern copy of the long, low farmhouse to its rear and while the farmhouse is a vernacular, four-roomed building, the main house reflects today’s standards - with exquisite taste.

Where there may have been a sheeted pine door to the farmhouse, the Lodge has a finely cut, Georgian door-case with leaded glass and a sandstone-floored entrance hallway. In fact, the front door is a replica of a fine old house in Co Down. Ten foot high ceilings run throughout the house and the windows are in mahogany and are sashed and double-glazed.

Everything in the Lodge is done to a high standard, and with discernment, says Paul O’Driscoll, including the gardens surrounding the house, which are fully landscaped.

The four and half acres of grounds are bounded by the Awbeg and there are paths and steps leading directly to the river. Even the entrance gates to the property are 18th century replicas and there’s a gravel sweep to a large forecourt.

Located close to Castletownroche village, this is the perfect lifestyle property with hunting, shooting and fishing on the doorstep.

The farmhouse could convert to guest accommodation or might make the perfect rainy day games room or granny flat.

The main house needs no work and it comes with very spacious rooms and four bedrooms.

The drawing room has a marble fireplace and measures 22’ by 15’ while the kitchen/dining room is fitted in oak and has an oil-fired stove. Other rooms include a dining room/study, a large, walk-in hot press, and utility room. The master bedroom is ensuite, with walk-in wardrobe and all the rooms are decorated in a fresh, but classical style.

Awbeg Lodge is a must for family home seekers in the Mallow/Fermoy area.