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Rose Martin says Iona has three separate gardens in triangle with the stream running through the middle.

THERE’S a Scottish flavour to this house at Tisaxon More in Kinsale, and it’s not just the name, Iona, but it can be picked up in the tartan carpet and baronial dining suite. And Iona is a bit of a tranquil island, set as it is on an acre of ground with a babbling brook and big old trees.

In fact, it has three, separate gardens in a sort of triangle with the stream running through the middle and providing the perfect setting for a riverside deck with footbridge. This is placed on the south-western end of the site and has the sun until setting time.