Trading up: Blackrock, Cork €550,000

Sq m: 370 (4,000 sq ft)

How far would €200,000 go in doing a full overhaul of Mount Rivers, off Cork’s classic Castle Road in Blackrock? It will go a long way, but not all of it — but €200k’s been taken off the asking price of this unusual ‘trinity’ of a period property, on a special 1.6 acres site.

A year after going to market for its owners the Casey family who’ve been here 56 years, it had its price slashed to €550,000 from last April’s guide of €750,000. As a result, joint agents Property Partners Matt Fallon and Cohalan Downing expect rekindled and fresh viewing interest.