Be first past the post for this traditional farmhouse

THE PADDOCKS is pristine - the traditional farmhouse at Ballinaltig, Watergrasshill, was bought in a sorry condition by the vendors a couple of years ago but now returns to the market, transformed.

This time round, Paul O’Driscoll of Sherry FitzGerald O’Driscoll is again selling the property, this time with a guide price of €550,000.

Fully renovated and ideal for a family, a few dogs and some ponies, the house is just outside Watergrasshill on grounds that measure up to 5.5 acres.

Just off the N8, it’s an easy commute to the city and has good schools and shops close by: in fact, following the new bypass, Watergrasshill and surrounding areas are set to grow as residential centres.

Accommodation includes a formal drawing and dining room to the front, with kitchen and family room behind. Three bedrooms and a bathroom are on the upper level and there’s also a guest bathroom on the ground floor.

Most of the land lies to the front of the house and is in a number of level, grassy paddocks. At the back, there’s a stone outbuilding.