Georgian gem is steeped in history and character

ALMOST museum-like this Georgian home and grounds on Main Street in Castlemartyr, Co Cork, is a real find.

It is a genuine, intact period home in the midst of a resurgent village, with a cobbled courtyard, stone outbuildings, and a walled-in half acre of glorious grounds which back on to the Capella Castlemartyr Hotel and golf course, all steeped in history and character.

As there is valuable side access to the yard and gardens, there may be scope for a house or two to be built here at the back. And, it may also be suitable for some other commercial uses given its setting in the very heart of the east Cork village, next to the old RIC barracks.