Trading up: FARNOGE, KILKENNY €279,000

BUILT in the 1980s, and almost doubled in size when upgraded four or five years ago, this Co Kilkenny bungalow home has a good balance of living space for those who don’t need loads of bedrooms.

It manages to fit in three reception rooms, notes David Gough of Ennis Gough in adjacent county Waterford and who has a sole agency on the new-to-market arrival at Farnoge, near Mullinavat.

The well-finished home, rewired, replumbed and generally upgraded,

is on a lovingly-kept site of three-quarters of an acre at the foot of Tory Hill, with courtyard, and has a long raised terrace opening up rolling views over south Kilkenny.

There’s a smart new kitchen in creamy colours, three bedrooms, three reception rooms, two bathrooms plus utility, and there’s a detached garage.

It is priced at €279,000 and measures 140 sq m.

The quiet setting is entirely rural, but the M9 is nearby with easy access to Dublin (about an hour to the M50) and Waterford city is a 20 minute drive.

VERDICT: The extension has made for a far more comfortable and spacious home, it’s ready to roll.