Rossbrin and buy

HOUSES in the west Cork “lifestyle cove” of Rossbrin rarely come up for sale, they get handed down through the generations, and there’s little surprise about that.

If you’ve had an idyllic childhood in a place like this (boating, horse riding, walking, swimming), you’ll want it for your own brood, says estate agent Maeve McCarthy, as she brings a rare Rossbrin house to the market.

Stone House is one of the more subtle new-ish arrivals along the shoreline at scenic Rossbrin, built in the late 1990s in stone and with a natural slate roof.