Harmony reigns in leafy Linden

BERLIN has its famous Unter Den Linden boulevard — and Beaumont in Cork has its own more modest, yet leafy too, Linden Avenue.

Called after the linden tree, the road is one of the lacey network of suburban rows in Cork city’s eastern suburbs, with neighbouring communities of Ballintemple, Blackrock and Douglas all fairly nearby.

Built about 50 years ago, many of the houses here — semis, by and large — are undergoing quiet renewal as a new generation moves in to take ownership, and a keen draw for young families are good schools and amenities within walking distance.