Not Forenaught, but for €195,000

THIS is the time to pick up that west Cork cottage you’ve always dreamed about. If you’re not averse to a quick car journey to the sea, the choice is pretty good.

A case in point is this lovely farmhouse at Forenaught, Castletownshend. It’s a mile and half from Rineen pier and, as selling agent Pat Maguire says, it is in a triangle between Castletownshend, Skibbereen and Union Hall: there are lots of beaches within a three to four mile range.