Pick up bargain cottage close to delightful Durrus

IN auctioneering parlance, this is a ‘faller’ — the sale has fallen through on Ahagouna Cottage and it’s now back on the market again, but with a very tempting guide of €150,000.

Add to that price the fact that this three-bed is only a walk to the village of Durrus, the gateway to the Mizen and Sheep’s Head peninsulas, and a third of an acre of gardens and you’ve got a bit of a bargain.

Now, the catch is it will need a lot of work, but then it’s not too bad to start off with.

There’s a roof, which looks sound enough, three bedrooms, a bathroom, sitting room, dining room and kitchen, and you also get an old, oil-fired Stanley into the bargain.

The front garden, (overgrown but with good bones), is south-facing, but with most of the garden to the rear there is sun beyond the house.

A double-fronted farmhouse, it comes with mains water and private drainage.

According to selling agent, Carmel O’Regan of SWS Property Services, Bantry, the phone’s been busy since they reduced the price.

So, a buyer looking for a west Cork bolt-hole within walking distance of shops, pubs and restaurants had better take that Sunday spin now.