Home on the hill

THE railway never reached up the Glounthane hill to Kilcoolishal, or the fine family home Glean Alainn, but bits of it now grace this house and grounds.

Old stone from the original walls at Kent Station, Cork, has been integrated in its sloping grounds and terraces, and even its stout entrance gates have a railway station bridge-crossing link.

The glen-side home, with a stream at its boundary, was built 15 years ago by Philip and Molly Mullally, and is a bustling 5,400 sq ft home with six scattered bedrooms for their then-growing family.