Merchant Ivory of properties
Except, of course, for a low-key example of box architecture at the side it could easily work as a set for a bonnets and bodice opera.
It’s idyllic, says a clearly smitten Jean Shanahan, who has put a guide price of €745,000 on this blue moon package.
Set in the village of Ballyfeard, which is about four miles from Carrigaline in Co Cork, the collection of unusual dwellings has a site which is exquisitely private and a very unpredictable layout. It takes a couple of gos to get the hang of it, says Ms Shanahan, who points out that is has a decent 3,000 square feet of space to offer. And it’s all perfectly presented, completely renovated and stress-free. Even the location is calming.
The box addition at the side includes a decked, roof garden and the internal divisions of the old cottage have been obliterated to create a modern airy space.
This is given over to the a really good kitchen with a dining area leading onto the living room.
The room measures 27’ by 11’, has a stove at one end and overlooks the garden through a wall of windows. Back in the hallway there’s a stairs leading to the first floor where the old mill wheel stands as the ultimate objet trouve. Turn one way and you’re onto the naturist deck, the other and you hit the bedroom floor: climb once again and you’re in the master suite, at the very top of the stone mill building.
The property has five bedrooms in total, all with various aspects, but lots of character. Included in the room count are another living room and a study and outside are stone outbuildings that could have any number of uses.
The village of Ballyfeard is there for the bread and milk and there’s good shopping at Carrigaline. Best of all, you have a choice of beaches in this part of South Cork.
DNG Harris, Douglas are the selling agents.
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