House of the week

All set up for decades (if not centuries more) of occupation, is No 6 St Luke’s Place — it has almost 200 years of residential history already.

Dating to the 1830s, the Georgian townhouse has undergone a rigorous, but discrete, renewal over the past decade, guided by a conservation architect.

As the three/four-storey Cork city home comes up for sale, it acknowledges its venerable age — but with 21st century mod cons. It’s a characterful cracker, just in need of a fresh lick of paint for new occupation.