Fancy a quick Christmas bargain?

NICE garden – shame about the house. This property at Summercove, Kinsale, was the abode of three bachelors for some years and while their taste ran to gardening, it stopped at the front door.

Which is why the opportunity to buy a Georgian farmhouse in très cher Kinsale is offered at the knockdown price of €250,000 through auctioneer Victoria Murphy.

There is one catch (isn't there always) offers will have to be made soon as the owner is keen to sell before Christmas.