Flying chance to buy property

NINETY years ago this summer, British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown landed down in Connemara’s bogs, at Clifden, having completed the first non-stop Transatlantic flight of nearly 1,900 miles, in around 16 hours.

Now, a Galway coastal home hunter can set their bearings on a plot of ground under those pioneering navigators’ flight path, at Letternoosh, a few miles away from their soft, yet hazardous bog landing.

Less than two miles out of Clifden in Connemara along the scenic route to Westport, and overlooking the expanse of Streamstown Bay, is this good-sized, brick-faced bungalow at Letternoosh. Up on an elevated site, it fits in 1,840 sq ft of space, on a quite sizeable four acre site.

It comes with four bedrooms, several with wash basins, and one has a connecting door to the main bathroom, always a good compromise on the semi en suite front....once the loo has sets of good door locks. Two bedrooms have sea views, and the main 23’ by 19’ living room also has bay views, while the kitchen/dining is a sizeable 28’ by 12’ sweep as well. Heating is by oil.

Asking price is €395,000 via agents Sherry FitzGerald Mangan in Clifden.