Gift of the grab at €450k A3 rated nearly-new Blarney bungalow

Turnkey home makes the grade with interior elan and neat garden living touches

Sun, 26 May, 2024 - 17:00

Property Editor Tommy Barker reports Pictures: H-pix

Blarney, Cork
€450,000
Size	129 sq m (1,385 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	2
BER	A3

SHIFTS in work practices help explain the arrival of the just four-year old, and personally invested in and enhanced, No 49 Cluain Ard in Cork’s Blarney to the market.

But, perhaps the real reason the 1,385 sq ft detached three-bed bungalow is for sale so soon after being given a high standard of finish and warm feel is that the owners aren’t ‘locals’ — he’s from Wexford, she’s from Kerry: since they bought here of the edge of Blarney outside the city, they’ve rapidly grown to a family a four, with a two year old and three-year old.

No such thing as cabin fever with this fun and functional garden room

Kerry, with the prospect of family support, has come calling, and the family’s about to up sticks.

Blarney, but not-Killarney or, at least not-Kerry, as family roots mean an uproot from No 49 Cluain Ard outside Cork's Blarney

The couple bought No 49 in 2020, put their own stamp on it, enhanced their end of cul de sac site with a colourfully tiled patio, added a vibrantly coloured and decorated 4 x 4 metre log cabin with power supply for home office and play, put in a practical steel shed for storage, have an electric car charge point, security and safety alarm with electric gate to keep smallies safe, and a whole heap more.

But, that’s for the next occupants to appreciate now: No 49 is for sale, guided at €450,000 by Lawrence Sweeney of Savills, who says it’s a super, sustainable A-rated home, with added touches inside such as quality kitchen and Glenline built-ins, hardwood floors and heritage bathrooms suites, and outdoor living attractions with a west-facing rear, has scope for future add-on, and has six years left on a 10-year Homebond guarantee too for immediate peace of mind.