A home in a tranquil setting selling for €275,000

GATE LODGE is a small estate of four-bedroomed houses, close to the harbour at Blackrock, Cork.

Beyond the landmark Blackrock Castle, (which looks as if it has been wrapped by the conceptual artist, Christo, but is undergoing a facelift), Gate Lodge will have the Mahon Point retail park on its doorstep.

According to the pundits, property prices along this coastal strip will rise with the opening of O’Callaghan Developments’ new centre, while houses in Jacob’s Island, on the other side of the harbour, are selling well since its launch.