Like it leafy? Think Jalna

MAZO de la ROCHE wrote 16 Jalna books and while forgotten now, her Whiteoaks series was a huge success in its day.

And it probably explains why this Blackrock Road, Cork house has been given the name Jalna.

It fits the period of the property which is on offer at a knockdown, €600,000 – which could mean literally knockdown because Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing and Associates feels that at his guide, buyers may see the logic of a new build.