House of the week: Blackrock, Cork City,  €695,000

A larger-than-life personality and true green Irish sporting hero was the last occupant of 5 Menloe Park; now, quite the scrum of viewing interest can be expected on this five-bed Blackrock home’s arrival on the open market.

No 5 in this niche, cul de sac park next to Menloe Gardens and the Rectory off the chi-chi Blackrock Road was bought in 2004 by Irish rugby legend (winner of an incredible Triple Crown and the Grand Slam in 1948 and capped many times for Ireland) Bertie O’Hanlon and his wife Phil when they decided to trade down from a larger home on extensive grounds on the Model Farm Road (seen in this 2004 file pic).