Spring into summer with holiday cottage

THERE’S as little, or as much, as you want to do at Roches’ Cottage, a pretty blue-hued holiday, second home or retirement home near Rosscarbery in west Cork.

The vendors with sports-committed teenage children didn’t get the use they’d envisaged for this spot, and reckon it’s an ideal buy for a younger, or older, family.

They are taking a financial hit on it, and have now reduced the asking price for a quick spring sale. Agent Jeremy Murphy, based in Cork city but with Rosscarbery roots, seeks €229,000 for the three-bed house on a long site, with sea views.

Just off the Glandore Road, and near picture-perfect Mill Cove, it has good beaches nearby, pitch and putt and tennis, a golf driving range and plenty of garden space.

It has had a new kitchen, and is ready to rock for this coming summer. . This manageable offering has a living room with open fireplace, new kitchen, a ground floor bathroom and four bedrooms.