Perfect place to watch the sun go down over the sea

Tommy Barker is suitably impressed by a manicured manor by the sea.

A SURGE of positive interest greeted the proposed sale of Cregane Manor when it hit these pages last weekend, guiding at a most modest €1.5 million.

Its arrival for sale also possibly prompted an extra burst of Lotto ticket buying activity. A handy enough jackpot win (not even a roll-over multiplier is necessary) could put this most coveted of south coast homes within many appreciative buyers’ reach.