High quality finish puts Glanmire’s The Bleach into a different class

THE BLEACH is an unusual name for an unusual development — a two-house scheme by developer, Finbarr Tierney at Sallybrook, Glanmire.

This area of Glanmire was the centre of a large, flax and cotton milling industry at one time and the land on which these house are built, The Bleach, was the place where the fibres were laid out to bleach in the sun.

The sensitivity to place is seen in the quality of the finished product, too. Finbarr Tierney has gone for a high-end produce with boutique hotel finish. Each unit has 1,650 sq ft, but the bedroom count is kept low at three, which means that rooms are extra-big. Underfloor heating means that glistening marble tiles can be used throughout the reception rooms with comfort and the bedrooms have solid walnut floors laid.