Cottage steeped in history

TIGER WOODS pops in for a spot of fishing just up the road and the river Blackwater winds lazily round the valley below.

The fields surrounding the house were probably walked by Field Marshal Montgomery, (long before he hit the sands of Africa), when it belonged to his family, and now this part of the former Careysville estate is up for sale.

Curragh Cottage has been standing for well over 200 years and in the manner of the time, its design incorporates some architectural flourishes. There are the Tudor chimney pots and wide barges on the main gables of the house.