With a tweak, this quirky cottage could be right up your creek

Strawhall, Monkstown €160,000

There’s heaps of old world character and a bit of style too, to this quirky-looking semi-detached cottage at Strawhall, above Raffeen Creek near Cork’s Monkstown.

Water and easterly harbour views can be had from the back and from the upstairs of this 101-year old home at Carrigshane: location is opposite and up a hill from the low-profile boatyard, and the water lapping around down there is a wildfowl sanctuary.