Quirky with character

Rathbarry, West Cork €499,000

CLONAKILTY estate agent Noel O’Donovan of Hodnett Forde had a swift Clonakilty area house sale in recent weeks — a dormer home on the road to Inchydoney beach and island guiding €550,000 found a cash buyer from the UK within a fortnight of being listed.

Now, also hoping to strike it lucky is his HF colleague Andy Donoghue, who’s set to sell a distinctive house on an acre, further out from Clonakilty near Castlefreke, with a €499,000 guide. Last sold a decade ago, this is a vastly extended and upgraded quirky “cottage”, with five bedrooms and up to 3,000 sq ft plus novel walled in sheltered courtyard.