Stay put — and extend

Extended Ryecroft off Maryborough Hill, Cork, is beautiful inside and out, thanks to a tasteful redesign, writes Rose Martin

WHEN I visited this house at Ryecroft to view its splendid new extension, I asked the owner if she’d chosen the site specifically for its aspect and woodland setting.

“Not a bit of it,” she says, “it was a cancellation and I was glad to get it — Sherry FitzGerald just rang up and said ‘it’s there, do you want it?’ and that was it.”