Modern €595k Bishopstown sanctuary

An old stone boundary wall but modern and luxe interiors at this Chestnut Grove house

Sun, 05 Apr, 2026 - 17:05

Caroline Delaney

Bishopstown, Cork
€595,000
Size	145 sq m (1561 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	4
BER	C1

The kitchen is the centrepiece of this Bishopstown home.

The hunter green units and island stand out strongly against white subway wall tiles and the warm brown, herringbone, laminate parquet flooring. And two roof lights provide natural light.

No 18 Chestnut Grove’s owner says. “I do like cooking and, yes, the kitchen is my favourite part of our home.”

They bought in 2020 and upgraded and remodelled.

“We didn’t actually extend, but we did knock two walls to make an open-plan kitchen and the garage was converted to a playrooom and utility room,” she says. The work was worth it, points out selling agent Sean McCarthy, of ERA Downey McCarthy, who says of the four-bed, 1992-built house: “It’s a super job, a show-home standard house with the best of everything done to it.”

Interest has been shown from people trading up in the area, as well as from some canny first-time buyers keen on a popular location.

No 18 is bounded on the right by an old stone wall that was part of the former bishop’s house that is said to have given the area its name. An early 18th-century bishop did build his country residence in the area, but maybe he was drawn to the location because of its name. It was known as ‘Ballinaspick’, or Baile an Easpaig (town of the Bishop) , as early as the 1500s.

The main bedroom has built-in units and an en-suite bathroom. The other bedrooms — two doubles and a single room — have built-in units. There’s a Stira to the floored attic.

Pocket sliding doors lead from the kitchen/living area to the main living room, which has a raised, solid-fuel stove.

“We’ve had a christening and birthdays here... so around 20-30 people comfortably,” says the owner, adding that the morning sun hits the back of this cul-de-sac house, which means light at the front in the evening.

They’ve moving to be closer to family, but are full of praise for the location: within walking distance of Munster Technological University, Wilton Shopping Centre, and Cork University Hospital and the popular parkland and playground areas of Murphy’s Farm.