Pull up a chair and enjoy the views over Croagh Bay

Tommy Barker gets Lowertown lowdown.

THERE’S a well-known townland next to West Cork’s Lowertown – it’s just west of Gubbeen, between Schull and Goleen, and now after several Ferguson farm family generations devoted to food production, Gubbeen’s both a noted national and international brand, spanning cheeses, veg and herbs, and charcuterie, all rooted to the 250-acre Gubbeen farm and brand.

And, despite its Lowertown, Schull address, this new-to-market house has as its greatest asset an elevated setting, set on an acre on a hill with views over Croagh Bay, the general Schull area, and its many islands, right out to Cape Clear, in fact.