Starter home: Monkstown, Cork, €170,000

Sq m 79 (850 sq ft)

THE waterways and wild fowl of Cork harbour are close to this Strawhall, Monkstown property, where the house is compact, but the gardens expansive.

The old-world two-bed cottage Strawhall is just beyond Raffeen, and is in very good shape for its vintage, with about 850 sq ft and an upstairs which could be adapted or extended.