Three homes in one offers country living not so far from the city

THERE’s almost a three-way split personality to Basone, a family-friendly extended bungalow, on the cusp of Cork city, at Springmount in Carrigrohane, near the popular rural valley-based pitch and putt club called Rocklodge.
On the one hand, parts of this comfortable bungalow have strong reminders of its 1970s origins, such as parana pine ceiling and a polished parquet, herringbone floor plus stone fireplace, such as in one of its three reception rooms.