Government agencies among those interested in historic five-star Cork B&B

This distinctive limestone detached building, one of two Tudor-style over-basement villas dating to the early 1840s by the bridge at Abercromby Place and facing the public park, was built by a Mathias Hendley

Abbeyville House, Abercromby Place, Fermoy

A NUMBER of Government agencies are among the interested parties looking at the accommodation options at Fermoy’s historic Abbeyville House, a five-star B&B and with a long history in a prime and prominent position in the north Cork town by the River Blackwater.

The various departments, spanning a range of possible uses likely to include refugees and others with a temporary or longer term housing need, are likely to face bidding from other sectors including those in the hospitality sector who want to run their own business.