A gentle hold on Georgian grace

Dundaniel House, Innishannon, Price: €1.8m

IF the Rudolf-like, coiled metal deer sculpture by the wooded entrance to sublime Dundaniel House, near Cork’s Innishannon, doesn’t seal a swift sale over Christmas, then spring will surely do the trick.

Come February and March, oceans of daffodils will sway the emotions and prise open the purse strings, for this small country estate, which has micro-managed gardens and grounds, and woods and walks, over and under bridges along the River Brinny.