Starter home: Durrus, West Cork €99,000

Size: Sq m 93 (1,000 sq ft)

An old world corner cottage, An Tigh Chuinne in West Cork has recently undergone a careful revamp — the results propel it into the comfort stakes. Tommy Barker reports.

Located on the corner of the School Road in West Cork’s pretty Durrus village you’ll find a house named, appropriately enough, An Tigh Chuinne — the Corner House.