A barn with plenty of charm

ALMOST, tantalisingly there — but now someone else’s to finish.

A change of plans in the final barn-storming run up to finishing this large, woodland-set family home sees the nice, final touch work being left to some new owners and occupants to enjoy.

We do trendy takes on barn living and barn conversions differently here than in the Britain. Across the water, barns are creaking old structures with ancient oak beams, shingle or slates, and brick and lime walls. Save for a few examples of that type around the Midlands and Kilkenny, your typical Irish barn is rolled corrugated steel sheeting, on skeletal steel frames, available in choices of one, two or three bay, with the option of a lean-to, and otherwise open to the four winds. Names like Cronin, Duggan et al are the leading ‘brands.’