Immaculately updated farmhouse

AN immaculately updated traditional Irish farmhouse can be yours at Rockmount, near Drimoleague in west Cork, for €379,000.

The 1,700 sq ft two-storey, one-room wide home has been extended with some taste and quiet flair, and a bright add-on to the thick-walled house is a sunny gable end, lean-to conservatory.

That 13’ by 9’ sun room has a glass roof, glazing on two sides and a back wall to soak up a bit of the sun’s heat, and heat saved here by day – unusually, the floor is finished in solid oak, and not tile on concrete which might have served more effectively as a heat sump – can be funnelled into the adjoining 14’ by 14’ living room, which has a Jotul solid fuel stove for evening heat.

The cheery kitchen/dining room, with apple-green painted units, is double the length, at 28’ long and the same 14’ wide, with windows on either side and garden access.

Overhead are three bedrooms, one with en suite, and a good, well-provisioned main bathroom, while the ground level also has a guest WC/cloakroom.

Selling agents are Charles P McCarthy in Skibbereen, and the property, on a half acre, has some good landscaping features, planting and a pond.

In addition to the main house, with its neat oak-effect pvc double glazing, sun room and oil central heating, there’s an attached 400 sq ft garage.