Go on, buy it by Brook or by hook

BUILT in a leafy hollow just outside Kilumney in Co Cork, Brookhaven fits the bill for the big, one-off, beloved of growing families.

It has 3,000 sq ft already and then there’s the attic space and an acre of grounds surrounding the house.

And this ends in a babbling brook where a square deck has been placed to take in the peaceful surroundings and the last of the evening’s rays.