WATCH: Kilbrittain Georgian original is a seat of tranquility

Tommy Barker reports on a west Cork Georgian original which has been magnificently upgraded and overhauled.   

WATER, water, everywhere — it’s quite the backdrop, foreground and intermittent feature of Burren House, a west Cork period home with pond, lake, fountains, as well as sea/harbour views.

And, off winking in the distance is the Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse, glimpsed from this Kilbrittain hillside home and a private 20 acres with lodge and courtyard conversions; the Old Head hoves into view thanks to the fortuitous setting of Burren House, looking directly east/south east past the mouth of Courtmacsherry Bay, a chink of coastline clearing that lets the sweeping light beam in — in slow, sweeping arcs.