Wealthy Irish dominating Covid year's Irish country homes market

Property guru  Stephen Vernon's €3m+Cappoquin estate purchase among top Munster deals done during a pandemic as Irish stick to their native shores

The 15,000 sq ft C18th Salterbridge House in west Waterford on 140 acres  had a €3.25m guide price and was bought by agent Michael H Daniels for  private use, by purchaser Irish property developer/investor  Stephen Vernon

IRISH buyers continue to be to the fore when it comes to the headline sales of Munster country homes during this pandemic year of property purchases.

That native Irish home-hunters with cash to splash would step up to the sales mark in 2021 was predicted six months ago by country estates specialist Michael Daniels when reviewing 2020.