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A BIG townhouse, with walled-in garden, framed by converted old annexe/coachhouses and other outbuildings in Tipperary town offers scope to live and work from the same central base.
Currently a large family home at St Michael Street in the town, Nelson House is a couple of centuries old, but still in fine order. The stone-built semi-detached home has kept all of its original features; there’s scope to keep this in private care, or twin with professional uses.
There’s side access via tall gates to the walled-in, secure grounds with an air of antiquity from the planing. Agents are Hanly Donnellan in Limerick city.
VERDICT: Real local roots here but the house next door is empty bringing an element of uncertainty.
STONE inside and out, but not over-dominating and mixed with some feature brick insets are distinguishing features of this detached house at Coneybeg, between Glanmire and Watergrasshill in Cork.
That, plus a very good specification of interior, with lots of timbers used in a well-finished dormer plus a B2 BER rating mark it out as a place to look over, say Thomas J O’Driscoll auctioneers, who guide it at €370,000.
The gardens and drive need finishing, as does a detached garage, but internally it’s all kitted out, with some feature high ceilings. Two bedrooms have en suites, and there’s a Jacuzzi in the family bathroom.
VERDICT: Scope to go up into the attic, but garden needs TLC.
THAT bugbear of Cork house sales, worries over drains, has been tackled at the big detached family home at 1, Bishopscourt, in Cork.
New drains and underpinning work is certified at this 2,100 sq ft two-storey home, with feature original cedar cladding and attached car-port. It now needs updating inside, but most buyers of this sort of trading-up size property want to put their own decor and mark, and will budget accordingly.
Right now, its hall, living room and lounge all have original parquet floors and fireplaces, and the kitchen is floored in vinyl, with utility and guest loo also at ground level.
Selling agent is Michael O’Donoghue of O’Donoghue Clarke.
VERDICT: Good family home near colleges, schools and shops.
THERE’S a touch of TV’s ‘Heartbeat’ here at Orion Cottage — because it once belonged to the district nurse for Castletownshend. Bicycles and starched caps, however, have given way to art and artifacts as the cottage was put through its paces by its American owners. It is on the market for €349,000.
Pat Maguire Properties say it comes with an open plan kitchen/ dining/ living room, including an inglenook fireplace with old crane.
There’s a double bedroom on the ground floor, along with guest bathroom and overhead, there’s an ensuite master and two more double rooms with main bathroom.
VERDICT: A cute cottage near Castletownshend pier and services, a short drive from Skibbereen, an hour and a bit from Cork city.
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