Starter home: Skibbereen, West Cork €220,000

Interest in this property is coming from people who, like the Irons family at Kilcoe Castle, want views across Roaring Water Bay, writes Trish Dromey.

From the side of Cotters Cottage you can see across countryside to the islands of Roaring Water Bay and glimpse, in the distance, the distinct pink tower of Kilcoe Castle.

The renovated property is six miles from Skibbereen, four from Ballydehob and the Irons family, residing around two miles away at Kilcoe Castle, may well be some of its nearer neighbours.