Charm and history await at The Rest in Rushbrooke

Updated Victorian has only every had two families own it, says Tommy Barker.

Intrinsically linked to the Victorian era development of Great Island, Cobh and Rushbrooke in Cork harbour is this home called The Rest – so called, because its original builder owners had decided it was to be his last build project, and then his home.

Dating to 1860, this detached home now on a half acre in Rushbrooke is a bit of a charmer, especially for its age, consistently appreciated and cared for: in fact, it has been in the same family’s ownership now for almost one full century.