Ideal place for an artist’s retreat

IT’S on the quieter, northern side of the Sheep’s Head Peninsula and for any artists/writers out there, this is the place for solitude.

Rugged, wild, but not too remote, there’s the chance to pick up a property here at half the original price.

The farmhouse and two acres is down to €175,000 from €345,000 and while the house will need work, it’s ideal as a breakaway, second or retirement home.

Located at Foilnakilly, the house is a short drive to Bantry and is close to the local pier, where it’s possible to boat, fish or swim.

The house is open-plan on the ground floor, has three bedrooms overhead and comes with a bathroom in the rear extension, but this will need to go, says Carmel O’Regan of Celtic Properties who says it’s a ‘blank canvas awaiting a discerning purchaser.’