Trading up: Minane Bridge, Cork €595,000

Size: Sq m 390 (4,200 sq ft)

DONE to show house standard — and, in truth on a larger scale too — is this south county Cork home with a name that sounds like shenanigans.

Newly up for sale is this five-year-old, 4,200 sq ft dormer home called Shawnigan with masses of ground floor area, along with a detached lofted garage with two upstairs offices, plus WC. “It’s perfect for someone who wants to run a company or small business from home,” according to auctioneer Michael Piggot of Sherry FitzGerald O’Donovan Daly, in nearby Carrigaline.

On a three-quarter acre site, it has three of its four bedrooms en suite, and two bathrooms have Jacuzzis; one’s a 12 jet, the other a ‘mere’ six.

Quality timbers abound inside, such as a cherrywood kitchen with granite tops, white oak stairs, and cherrywood floors upstairs.

Apart from three reception rooms, plus kitchen/diner, there’s also a study, gym and games room, along with utility and guest WC — and that’s still all downstairs.

Overhead are four beds, and the master also has a walk-in robe/dressing room, with good shelving and hanging space, plus a Velux window. Outside is landscaped, with large hard-surface seating and patio spaces.

VERDICT: High spec home in south Cork setting near the sea.