City to Country: Dublin's Rialto for €575,000 or Kerry's Bridia Valley for €520,000

How far your euro stretches across West Cork, Tipperary, Kerry and Dublin

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025 - 00:31

Trish Dromey

Rialto, Dublin 8
€575,000
Size	84 sq m (904 sq ft)
Bedrooms	2
Bathrooms	1
BER	C3

The efforts of several sets of owners has gone into turning 17 Reuben Street, Rialto, Dublin 8 into the attractively renovated and extended property it is now.

The redbrick mid-terrace 1904 built house would have been significantly smaller before its 2007 owners extended and modernised. Tasks taken on by its current set of owners have included upgrading the bathroom, introducing new colour schemes and added plantation shutters, timber wall panels and garden beds.

Now a very presented two-bed property, it’s on the market with Kate Mullery of Mullery O’Gara Estates who is quoting a guide of €575,000.

Off the hallway at the front is a timber floored living/dining room which has plantation shutters at both ends. To the rear is an extended kitchen with white gloss units, mosaic tiles and a breakfast nook.

Up on the first floor return, there's an upgraded bathroom and above that there are two timber floored bedrooms with cast iron fireplaces.

To the rear of 17 Reuben Street is a west facing patio garden with raised redbrick beds and a built in seat.

“Situated in the heart of Rialto , Reuben Street is close to cafes, shops and restaurants and is within a few minutes’ walk from the nearest Luas stop,’’ says Ms Mullery.

The price register shows No 17 selling for €392,000 in 2019 and for €250,000 in 2010.

VERDICT: A well renovated home within a 20-minute Luas ride from the city centre.

Bridia Valley, Co Kerry
€520,000
Size	258 sq m (2,787 sq ft)
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	5
BER	A3

The setting of Caragh River House by the lower slopes of the Macgillycuddy Reeks in the Bridia Valley is quite something.

It’s on an elevated two-acre site with mountains and hills at the front, the rear and the sides - the views are quite magnificent,’’ says auctioneer Darragh Burns of Jim Burns Auctioneer, explaining that the five-bed property used to be a B&B which attracted tourists coming to walk The Kerry Way.

More recently, it’s become a family home for energy-conscious owners who added 18 SVP panels and brought the BER rating up to an A3.

Listed with a guide of €520,000 it’s an especially spacious 2006 built house with 258 sq metres of living space In addition to upgrading the BER the current owners built a Yurt for guest accommodation and put in a barrel sauna for relaxation.

The kitchen/diner as you might expect for a house that used to be a B&B is generously sized and has timber units with an island and a breakfast counter. Alongside it is a sitting room with a beamed vaulted ceiling, a full height stone fireplace and views of the Reeks.

The house also has a utility, a bathroom and five bedrooms ( four en suite) two downstairs and three upstairs. Outside it has a detached garage/games room and stone seats for admiring the views.

Caragh River House is located at Cloghfune, Glencar around 23km from Killorglin.

VERDICT: Scenic enough to attract international buyers.

Schull, Co Cork
€695,000
Size	209 sq ft (2250 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	B3

From the windows and from the patio at the rear of No 3 Ard Cleire in Schull the occupants look out on the harbour and see across to nearby islands including Cape Clear.

Called Ardgort, it’s a spacious modern four-bed house being sold by Niamh Moloney of Sherry FitzGerald O’Neill. “The views and the fact that it’s within a short walk from the village and the harbour make it very desirable,’’ she says, quoting a guide of €695,000.

Built in 2005, it’s one of 25 individually built detached houses in Ard Cleire – a development in which No 11, a larger six-bed house sold for €785,000 last year.

This one has been a family home for its owners since it was built. “It’s a well-presented well maintained and has an upgraded B3 BER rating,” reveals Ms Moloney.

The 209 sq metres of living space on offer includes a sunroom with views of the gardens and of the islands in the distance. There’s also a timber floored living room as well as a spacious kitchen/diner with fitted units.

Off the hallway the property has utility, a bathroom and a bedroom while the upstairs has a bathroom and three bedrooms, one en suite.

Although it’s been a family home until now, Ms Moloney thinks it might well be bought for holidays. “ it’s at the heart of one of West Cork’s Most desirable coastal communities and is just a ten minute walk from everything.”

VERDICT: Spacious, modern and suitable for family living or family holidays.

Rathkea, Co Tipperary
€345,000
Size	145 sq m ( 1,560 sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	3
BER	C3

Many people’s idea of a dream country home involves a prettily renovated old stone cottage with flower gardens, just like this one at Rathkea near Tipperary town.

Stone built and cute with climbing plants trailing along its front walls, it’s been comprehensively extended by its owners who decorated it cottage style with timber wall panelling and floral touches while adding modern comforts.

Listed with a guide of €345,000, the three-bed property is being sold by Michael Barry auctioneers who say it’s idyllically rural, pretty as a picture and very spacious (approximately 145 sq metres).

Inside the cute porch is a traditional style sitting room which has a stove, a timber mantel and an archway leading into a kitchen/diner with shaker style navy blue units. The much extended cottage also has a formal dining room and a charmingly decorated living room with one exposed stone wall, timber panelling and a fireplace with a stove.

The downstairs has a bathroom and an en suite bedroom while the upstairs has two bedrooms and a cottage style bathroom.

Fully renovated by the owners who bought it 18 years ago, the property has a C3 BER. Its half an acre of gardens are flower filled and pretty with raised beds, fruit trees and many things a country garden should have including a gazebo and a chestnut tree.