Farmhouse within commuting distance

MOUNT Boyle House, at Ballycurreen, Farmer’s Cross, Cork , is back on the market with selling agents Lynch and Co.

This period farmhouse is near the Kinsale roundabout, but in a rural situation on a road parallel to the Airport Road. The location would suit city commuters.

Auctioneers, Sean and Liam Lynch, say the house, on three-quarters of an acre in the Green Belt zone, has a price of E875,000.

Owned by a city centre publican, the two-storey house has been extended and measures 5,000 square feet, with scope to convert the attic.

Period details have been lost with time and the house is in need of redecoration, but is in good condition and has oil heating and PVC windows.

Upstairs accommodation includes four bedrooms and a bathroom: two of the bedrooms are en suite.

The second floor could provide space for two bedrooms, if needed, the agents say.

Mount Boyle house is a mile from the Bull McCabe pub and is set behind a screen of trees, which provide privacy.

It currently has an offer of E750,000.