A reason to be toffee nosed

Tommy Barker visits an estate within an estate in classy Clonmel.

CLONMEL has been waiting for years for a scheme like Parklands, say its promoters, so the only downside is the wet summer season chosen for its launch, and the dreaded ‘R’ for recession word hanging in the sultry July air.

The small development of 22 houses and four bungalows is in the former estate grounds of Glenconnor House, which itself dates to 1797, a Tipperary Georgian gem designed by Sir Richard Morrison, architect for Fota House, Carton House and Ballyfin.