Couple thought outside box when refused bank loan on Cork do-er up worth €625,000 ten years later

Unable to get a mortgage, an Ovens couple came up with their own hands-on, home-buying plan, writes Catherine Shanahan. With baby no. five on the way, they are off on another adventure

Happy homestead: agent Norma Healy guides 2,500 sq ft completed home project at €625,000

Currabeg, Ovens, Cork
€625,000
Size	232 sq m (2,489 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	B3