The Great House Revival: Victorian house in Cork gets a makeover as a dream home 

Rob Hennessey fell in love with a villa on the banks of the Lee in Passage West. As he renovated it, another life chapter unfolded

Transformed living space in the 170-year-old house in Glenbrook, Passage West, Cork. Pictures: Joe McCallion

In less than two years, two Tipperary friends transformed their lives. 

And all set against the backdrop of a a 170-year-old doer-upper on the banks of the River Lee.