Rhapsody in blue found by the sea in Kinsale

A magnificent view and a heated swimming pool make this a virtuoso property outside Kinsale, writes Tommy Barker.

The setting was the clincher, even then, back 20 years ago. “ I walked into the room, saw this space and the view, and I could already ‘see’ my piano there....I knew it was the house for us.”

So says acclaimed musician and pianist Billy Crosbie of this family home, high on a hill above Summercove, with views out to Kinsale harbour and up the Bandon river estuary past the town, towards and past the bridge towards Sandycove and Ballinspittle. It’s got quite the long view, indeed.