Perfect pad just a stone’s throw from Red Strand

THERE are times when the writer would be tempted not to put a property on ‘de paper’ because they’d like it for themselves — and this is one of them.

This delicious house in west Cork is not only charming, renovated and on a sheltered site, it’s just a hop, skip and a jump to nearby Red Strand beach.

And it’s not bad either at the asking price of €360,000.

That hasn’t gone unnoticed, and Maeve McCarthy of Charles McCarthy Auctioneers was back to work early this new year for viewings.

The house is causing a bit of a stir, and why wouldn’t it? Located at Dunowen West, it’s a two-minute drive from Ardfield village and sits on a site of three-quarters of an acre.

Nicely protected by trees and mature shrubs, it’s part of a little enclave off the main road and comes on the market fully renovated. And it has an oh-so-darling range of outbuildings that form a perfect courtyard to the house.

It’s not too small either at 1,050 sq ft, and that includes three bedrooms, a slate-floored living room and kitchen and main bathroom.

A utility/store room is located in one of the outhouses and it goes without saying that this cluster of buildings would have conversion potential.

All in all, there are lots of boxes ticked here, and the house even has sea views from the first floor, while you can hear the ocean all day long, says Ms McCarthy.

Mains water is installed and the cottage has a solid fuel stove for heating and hot water. There’s no offer yet — but what’s the bet?