Trading Up: Rathbarry, West Cork - €250,000

SET off a little travelled series of backroads and junction known as Hayes Cross, just south of the main N71 between Clonakilty and Rosscarbery, Blue Crow House is a traditional, stone-built two-storey farmhouse, which has been home to artists from Holland who came here almost 20 years ago.

• Size: 119 sq m (1,280 sq ft)
• Bathrooms: 1
• Bedrooms: 2
• BER: D1

The sale — via agent Martin Kelleher in nearby Clon who guides at €250,000-plus — includes out buildings, workspace, a portacabin, store and a hay barn, plus field, and has two, verdant tree-lined quaint entrance avenues.