See the oceanside Kerry home remodelled to withstand the elements

Catherine Shanahan discovers how The Forge in Castlegregory has been redesigned to take on whatever the weather throws its way

Designer Craig Morrison outside The Forge, Castlegregory, Co Kerry. Pictures and Video: Larry Cummins

Remember Storm Ophelia? The post-tropical cyclone that hammered Ireland’s coastline on October 16, 2017? For the owner of a home in Kerry called The Forge, in Fahamore, Castlegregory, it was the day a rogue wave cut loose about the house.

Some might jump ship in the wake of such an ordeal and head for the higher and drier hills, but not so the owner of The Forge. In the knowledge that he had a site to die for, he hired someone to design a home that would withstand whatever the elements conjured.