Home buyers’ love affair with Kinsale persists

There has been a surge in the number of American buyers entering the market

Silver Apple, Weavers Point, Crosshaven, a Coveney family home, was the top-selling Cork property in 2025, making €3.05m from a guide price of €1.65m. It was No 3 in the list of top sellers in the prime country homes market, which excludes Dublin, North Wicklow and the main regional cities. It was sold by Michael O’Donovan of Savills.

Cork - and Kinsale in particular – emerged as the most popular location for prime country house sales in 2025, a year that also a surge in the number of American buyers entering the market, according to estate agents Savills.

The figures are contained in a new Spotlight report analysing activity in the prime country homes market – defined as transactions of €1m or more - which found Cork accounted for one fifth of total sales, or €58m out of €267m worth of transactions. Kinsale was the most sought-after town, with sales of €23m, accounting for 14 out of 40 Cork transactions.