Heaven is a place on earth

Tommy Barker visits what is reputed to be Ardmore’s finest property.

STEEPED in a monastic settlement and seaside blessings, and with past writers in residence such as Molly Keane, journalist Fergal Keane and a clatter of Cockburn wordsmiths, Ardmore is just a little bit apart.

One bonus is its coastal cul-de-sac setting off the N25 in west Waterford.