Partly-built ‘cottage’ by the sea

WITH its thatch sprouting in fits and starts, this Renvyle, Co Galway home is as much in need of a comb-over as a makeover.

A frustrated dream project, this modern take on a Connemara cottage has been 16 years in the making, and it ain’t finished yet.

Started when the Celtic Tiger and the construction boom were in their infancy, it has remained a work-in-progress through the mayhem of the boom, for two different owners.