Top-notch home gives a glimpse of the good life

IT’S known as Millionaire’s Row locally and it’s easy to see why — Kilcoolishal in Cork’s Glounthaune is a secret little enclave on the rim of the city.

Wooded and with a country road that snakes past mature houses on large sites, it’s hard to believe it’s just a five-minute drive to the city.

South-facing over the lower harbour, the houses here bask in whatever sunshine our degree of latitude allows and the stepped nature of the sites provides lots of privacy from the neighbours. It’s hard to get plots of this quality now, which means resales still achieve a premium.