House of the week

There might be a temptation when coming home to Northbrook to go an extra mile or two past its gates — some of Cork’s most accessible beaches, such as Fountainstown and Myrtleville are just further out along the road.

Cork families used to day-trips to the seaside might be familiar with the glimpses of Northbrook, up at French Furze just above the Carrigaline-Crosshaven road. It’s sort of the setting where you know the countryside is about to turn into the seaside.

And, it can all become homeside and fireside, as this mid-1900s architect-designed family home, with extensions and on three-quarters of an acre with a lovely rural feel behind is now for sale, priced at a manageable trading up level of €395,000 by its selling agent Roy Dennehy in Carrigaline.