The fascinating history behind this Cork home renovation
The exterior of Rena’s Cottage c.1817, the home of Rena Ahern, set on Allins Quay in Youghal. Pictures: Larry Cummins
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The exterior of Rena’s Cottage c.1817, the home of Rena Ahern, set on Allins Quay in Youghal. Pictures: Larry Cummins
WHERE the Blackwater Estuary breaks to the sea, there stands a magnificent run of high walling girdling the corner of Allins Quay in Youghal. Drunken, ancient cobbles irrupt beneath lobster pots and fish boxes.
Seagulls cleave the open skies in plaintive meows and voices ring out across the swelling water of a densely populated, inner harbour.
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