Ideal trading up residence in Blackrock’s Lisnalee

THERE’S only one folly in the purchase of no 17 Lisnalee, and that’s the old castle folly seen just beyond the back garden wall of this Blackrock, Cork home.

Tucked away among the mature trees behind Barrington’s Avenue home at Lisnalee is an old circular stone tower, just the thing to spin Rapunzel fairy tales around before putting the kids to bed.

The four-bed, fully detached and private home is reckoned to be an ideal trading up home option in the city’s southern suburbs, with a quiet setting in off the main Blackrock Road and Barrington’s Avenue, a swift and almost traffic-free spin away from the city centre.