Out from behind the rock a hidden gem was hewn

Rose Martin unearths a sublime, waterside home at Toormore, Schull, crafted from a windswept, unremarkable lump of rock and bog.

SHEER determination created a path through solid rock to create this sublime, waterside home at Toormore, near Schull, west Cork.

And the rock breaking was followed by alignment of rights of way, drawing up of plans, consultations with planners, elucidation with an engineer and booking the builder — all taken in his stride by interior designer and self-builder, Terry O’Driscoll.