A site to tempt buyers at Woodlands

This Glanmire cottage sits on 2½ acres of lush and mature gardens, Rose Martin reports.

IT’S all about the site here at Woodlands, Glanmire — and that’s despite the chocolate-box good looks of the main property, a 115-year-old cottage.

There are two and a half acres of the most private, lush and mature grounds here with quality on a par with a country house estate — yet this property is five minutes’ drive from Cork city. It’s also a walk downhill to Glanmire village yet is tucked away behind its own high walls, near Glanmire Rectory.

It comes with a grass tennis court, (which needs close cutting, a net and lines for re-instatement) and a duck pond which is cleverly and safely fenced off.

It’s located at the furthest end of the site, where tall trees add another boundary, and during the vendor’s time here, ducks and other rare birds were kept here — all the way up to ostrich.

And there are other rarities too — the garden is host to a Mangosteen, or Garcinia Mangostana Clusiaceae, a rare tropical tree that bears big rounded fruits. It’s a garden you could get lost in, with a few surprises like the clematis-covered summer house and large timber games room.

The house has been in the same family hands for the past 30 years, and is on the market with auctioneer Dominic Daly who says he’s very much open to offers on the property which appears to be a composite of two properties, with a range of outhouses.

Woodlands comes with four big bedrooms, with master en suite and one of the biggest walk-in closets in Cork, as well as a range of quirky, characterful living rooms. Dominic Daly says he’s very much open to offers.

VERDICT: A rewarding project buy for new owners, who appreciate the rarity and atmosphere of the setting.