Trading Up: Rosscarbery, Cork €395,000

There are distant views of Rosscarbery Bay and Galley Head lighthouse from this long, four/five-bed family dormer home called Causeway Heights.

Set 5kms north of Rosscarbery near Caherbeg and on one of the roads to Reenascreena, the 2,275 sq ft West Cork home is very well finished, with a solid B3 BER.

And, it even has a gable-end fireplace in one of its first-floor bedrooms, a 22’ by 14’ room with views and added comfort factor, gratis even of a firelog or driftwood from the Warren strand.

There’s an even larger 28’ by 15’ kitchen/diner, with wood-burning stove, next to a sun room, comprising most of the living area, and then there are two/three ground floor bedrooms, utility and WC. Overhead are two very large bedrooms, one with dressing room, eaves wardrobe and en suite.

Externally there’s a 1,000 sq ft lofted garage with overhead gym/study, lawns, patio and play area.

Estate agent Andy Donoghue of Hodnett Forde guides at €395,000 and says it’s less than an hour from Cork City, and convenient to Rosscarbery, with commanding views.

VERDICT: There’s plenty of house, and the super-size garage is a bonus for working from home, or playing from home to