Trading up: Crosshaven, Cork €220,000

Sq m: 110 (1,200 sq ft)

The glories of the ocean, the pinch-point of the mouth of Cork harbour at Roche’s Point, and the fascination of daily passing shipping, fishing and pleasure craft come gratis, with an apartment up for sale in Weavers Point.

New to market at this Crosshaven setting at Graball Bay, over the hill from the harbour and boating village, this 1,200 sq ft two-bed, two en-suite apartment is in the converted former Helm Hotel, an Edwardian hotel built for healthy sea air and views; it was converted to about a dozen luxury apartments around the Millennium. Crosshaven’s other period era hotel, the Grand, also had prior conversion to apartments.