Trading up: Lismore, Co Waterford €249,000

FROM it’s stone-fronted exterior you would expect 76 New Street in Lismore to be small, but following a renovation it now has over 1,800 sq ft of living space.

Built in the 1800s, the traditional cottage was bought by a local builder who extended it very substantially in 2008 and also created 560 sq ft of additional attic space.

Sherry FitzGerald Reynolds say it’s been very tastefully done and is now a spacious modern home with some nice traditional features.