Bewitching island location for carefully restored property

LAST time around, in the mid-2000s, this was a swift property seller for its auctioneer, despite an island setting.

Exposure in this paper on a Saturday, followed a phone call on a Monday, a flying visit leading to an island visit by ferry, and the job was done. Sale agreed, signed, sold, and straight into a costly make-over.

The couple who fell for the charms of Sherkin Island — one of the most accessible of all Irish ferry-linked islands — were bewitched by the setting of this Sliabhmoore dwelling, with views across the Gascanne Sound to the next island out in Roaring Water Bay, to Cape Clear and Calf Island, too.