Overlooking 18th – make a pitch

SHRUBS aplenty, front and back, come with this detached four-bed home – set to throw some seasonal colour around this Greendale Road home.

Up for sale with a €650,000 asking price is No 7 in the large Maryborough Woods O’Brien and O’Flynn scheme, overlooking Douglas Golf Club in Cork.

Built in 2002, it overlooks the 18th fairway, and while there are plans to relocate the course further from Douglas, the project is likely now to be more medium than short term. In the interim, it is a case of ‘watch the birdie.’

This detached 2,000 sq ft house, with two of its four bedrooms en suite, has been cleared out by its previous occupants who’ve already moved away, so there’s a bit of an empty, hollow feel. But the evidence is there of a careful minding. It has good hardwood flooring, with a mix of maple and oak, from doors and skirtings to kitchen and fireplaces.

The living and dining rooms to the left of the hall are interconnected, and open then at the back to the large flagged patio, with small pond water feature. To the right of the hall is a compact study/den, and the kitchen/breakfast room is 21’ by 14’, has maple units, a pale tiled floor and patio/garden access.

The back garden has a low, surrounding brick wall around the patio, already matured shrubs and trees like birches help to colour in the boundaries. The owners spent industrious hours in the garden planting, and a new owner should reap the rewards, says Clare O’Sullivan of Savills.