Take your pick in Cobh

HERE are two with views, in Cobh, overlooking Cork harbour and all its glories.

Coming in at the lower end of the price scale (try €75,000 for size) is a former harbour pilot’s residence at the famed Holy Ground – a part of the fishing town of some ill-repute that lent a certain air to the well-known shanty/ballad the Holy Ground.

No 8, The Mall is down by the water’s edge, with unobstructed views and a pier right underneath, still in daily use: you can’t but know you’ve a seaside setting and lifestyle option here, says selling agent Johanna Murphy of Victoria Murphy and Daughter auctioneers.