Model property, from head to toe

Late 1700s Georgian home in Castleconnell has views over the Shannon with the sound of a weir in the background

Turning around this late 1700s Georgian home in Castleconnell, with its views over the Shannon and the sound of a weir in the background, was a labour of love for owner Barbara McMahon, former presenter of RTÉ’s fashion show Head to Toe, and a former model in her own right.

And, as you might expect, her labours are all to the good of this modest-size beauty, with renewed graceful proportions and with curves in all the right places. Example? a new (ie, 2006) bow-ended gable, home to an elegant ground floor living/sunroom, and with a softly feminine and richly swagged master bedroom suite above.