Starter home: Youghal, Co Cork €127,000

An 1840s cottage has been renovated and upgraded, says Trish Dromey.

Size: 72 sq m (775 sq ft)

Bedrooms: 2

Bathrooms: 1

BER: D2

ALL DONE UP and ready to be holidayed in, is Mill Cottage on Windmill Hill in Youghal. Built in the 1840s, the two-bed detached property was bought and renovated by the current owners who rewired, replumbed, insulated, decorated and put in a new kitchen and a stove.

Selling agents Sherry FitzGerald Hennessy say it’s charming and has views of the sea and the river Blackwater from the back garden.

The hillside two-storey cottage is guided at €127,000,and has 72 sq m of space which includes a living room with painted ceiling beams and an attractive floor-to-ceiling timber fireplace with a mirror and a stove insert.

To the rear there’s a small kitchenette. Downstairs there’s a carpeted bedroom which could be used as an office. Upstairs there is a bedroom and an upgraded bathroom.

Good use has been made of space and the owners put a small utility area under the stairs.

To the rear there’s a nicely decked patio.

Newly fitted with double glazed windows and Farho radiators, the house has a D2 energy rating which is pretty good for a Victorian residence of any size.

Located half way up Windmill Hill, Mill Cottage is within a five minute walk from shops in the town centre and around a 15-minute walk from the main strand in Youghal.

VERDICT: Looks like everything that could be done has been done — and, very nicely so, too.