The Great House Revival: 'We named our patio the Hugh Wallace Terrace'

Siobhan O’Mahony tells Eve Kelliher why she and her family enlisted the celebrity architect as they transformed the former post office in Butlerstown, Co Cork

Siobhan O'Mahony and Timmie O'Brien enlist architect Hugh Wallace as they restore a former post office in Butlerstown, Co Cork, into their forever home.

Keen to put their stamp on a former post office, Siobhan O’Mahony and Timmie O’Brien sent away for the help of celebrity architect Hugh Wallace.

Siobhan, a native of Ballydehob, Co Cork, and Timmie, from Butlerstown, Co Cork, bought the property in Butlerstown five years ago for €195,000. “Timmie was reared across the road and he used to come across to get his sweets in the shop there when he was growing up!” Siobhan tells Irish Examiner Home.