Great size, site and scenery

IN the week which saw the Blarney Golf Resort up for sale at €20 million, a house within driving range of the John Daly-designed course is for sale.

Gurt, Vicarstown is a bit of an enigma — a modern house, yet with all the looks of an older farmhouse. An unadorned, modest-looking dwelling, but one that packs a punch — there’s 4,500 square feet of space under its roof and gables.

It’s the kind of house that really has to be seen to be appreciated. Firstly, there’s the setting. The literature of the Blarney Golf Resort alludes to the stunning countryside — stand outside this house and you understand why. Undulating hills, good green pasture and old stands of timber frame a landscape painter’s delight. Yet Gurt is only 11 miles from Cork and five minutes to Tower.