Starter homes: Clogheen, Co Cork €175,000

Size: 130 sq m + 1 acre site

While cars line up against its whitewashed walls on the commute to Apple Inc and to Cork City, this old farmhouse is a reminder of rustic days at Milestream, Cork.

On the edge of the city junction between Shanakiel, Hollyhill and Clogheen, this is a hidden homestead, as the buildings shelter behind old stone walls bounding the Kerry Pike road.