Trading up: Grenagh, Cork €245,000

There’s a good, all-round rural country home package on offer at Ashwood, a 15-20 minute commute from Cork city near Grenagh.
Ashwood’s a decent-sized, four-bedroomed dormer, with around 2,300 sq ft, all on a safe and secure half acre site. Safe and secure? Try separate fenced areas for children to play in, and another for animals — and ne’er the twain shall meet.
Estate agent Matt Fallon of FML Properties based in Cork City has had it on his books since later last year, and he now guides at €245,000, adding that it’s a quality home with some attractive features, such as a recessed ceiling in one of the two main reception rooms.
In very good overall condition, Ashwood has one of its four bedrooms at ground level, next to a bathroom, while upstairs is another bathroom, plus an en suite with the master bedroom, helping to make the layout adaptable for most families’s needs.
The stand-alone property includes a detached garage and shed, and location is at Quarry Hall Cross, a half kilometre or so from Grenagh village, and thus a mile or so off the main N20 Cork-Limerick road.
Coming into its own now with lengthening days, and spring in the air, so you could be gardening by summer months.