Trading up: Kilkee, Co Clare

An above-average build quality underpins the attractions of this big Co Clare dormer home, a few minutes walk out the Carrigaholt Road from seaside resort Kilkee. And, that setting gives extra privacy, while the house at Doonoughboy is described as ‘highend’ with lots of steel in its construction, underfloor heating, and with two of its five bedrooms en suite.

Agent Marissa McGrath of Sherry FitzGerald McMahon guides the 3,055 sq ft home at €245,000 (that’s €80 psf) and adds that there’s a lofted or two-storey double garage as well with further conversion potential, and thus could be income earning if done up and rented out.

Rooms are big, such as the 24’ by 12’ kitchen/dining room, or the even larger 24’ by 18’ main living room with open fireplace. Also with the same agent is the Kilkee holiday home at 12D Moore Bay, a 1,055 sq ft three bed terraced home, with a €89,000 asking price.

VERDICT: Kilkee has great beaches, and is a favoured spot for family holidays with a range of Loop Head and other Co Clare drives and amenities.