The Great House Revival: Mill ruin turned into dream home

Hugh Wallace: 'Thanks to savings, and sale of starter home, their mortgage repayments come in at less than the national rent'

The Great House Revival: The renovated property after. Pictures: Joe McCallion

Walking the land gifted to them by their family, newlyweds Kelly Gaffney and Paddy Connor see the potential of a ruin standing there.

The 1830s mill, in their native Dunleer, Co Louth, was once the town’s most imposing building.