Trading up: Ovens, Cork €350,000

Sq m: 168 (1,810 sq ft)

Old and new combine in this one-off house package at Garryhesta, near Ovens just west of Cork city.

What was originally a stone cottage, of the two-up. two-down variety, was extended and upgraded a number of years ago. Now it’s a four-bed — with just over 1,800 sq ft of space, three reception rooms, and some exposed stone and brickwork. It has just been launched into the New Year market by Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald, who guides at €350,000, and it’s on a half-acre site in a setting along the Abbey Road, with neighbouring dormer oneoffs for company.