Family effort pays dividends in Glenbeigh

This Kerry property mixes local materials and tasteful imports to create an impressive home in a lovely location, writes Tommy Barker

A COUPLE of Kerry family generations steeped in the building business have come to the fore in the case of Behy Valley. Driven on by a women developer with a passionate eye for detail, the scheme of just five contemporary-styled houses is on the edge of super-scenic seaside Glenbeigh, a couple of miles from Rossbeigh beach.

Across the valley is wooded Curra mountain, in between runs the Behy river emptying Coomasaharn lake into Dingle Bay, and all around is tranquillity. This is not your standard, speculative holiday home scheme.