Former Sisters of Mercy convent complex for sale in Passage West for €1.2m

The site, which has planning permission for apartments and houses, is singled out as a "key regeneration opportunity" in the harbour town 

A CONVENT and lands previously owned by the Sisters of Mercy in Passage West have gone on the market for €1.2m.

The 3.16 acre mixed-use town centre site is being sold by ERA Downey McCarthy on behalf of Barry Coleman of Clyda Eco Homes Ltd, the company that also owns the site of the former John Barleycorn Hotel in Glanmire, which is currently under offer for a sum in excess of the asking price of €1.6m.