House offering great potential requires some TLC

THERE’s high hopes for Hill House, a rock solid farmhouse and do-er upper prospect newly up for sale in the upper Glen area of Cork city’s Ballyvolane.

This is where the city fringes meet the country, and the views from the house – when you un-board the windows – are over green areas with encroaching buildings, as well as across to the north ring road between Ballyvolane and Mayfield.

A few minutes’ walk from the front door will take you the Fox and Hounds bar and a few minutes of a stroll to Dunnes Stores: this country farmhouse by the road even has a pedestrian path as well as its main drive to encourage a bit of shanks mare.