Property Focus: Crosshaven appeals as a vibrant seaside village

This once-sleepy seaside village has been transformed into a vibrant community.

You can pay €250,000 or €350,000 for a site on Crosshaven's waterfront. Picture: David Creedon

The residential options in the seaside village of Crosshaven have come a long way since Corkonians started building holiday homes there in the 1950s and ‘60s out of plywood packaging crates from the Ford factory.

Changed by the construction of more permanent holiday properties, including some spectacular ones on the waterfront, the once-sleepy seaside area has, since the start of this century, been transformed into a commuter village by two large developments — Brightwater and Drakes Point.