First time buyers will love the city convenience at Blarney Street

The ultimate 'short stroll into town' house

37 Blarney St

Blarney St, Cork
€275,000
Size	80sq m (861sq ft)
Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1
BER	B3

A house on Ireland’s longest residential street could well give its owners one of the shorter commutes of all their colleagues... if they work in the city centre.

If you start from the Calvary cross at Blarney Rd and head in towards the city, then Blarney St runs to 2km in length, but luckily for people keen to pop ‘into town’ No 37 Blarney St is at the city end.

This three-bed terraced house is already catching the eye of lots of prospective buyers. “We are already pretty full with viewings, it’s attracting huge interest — mainly first-time buyers but also investors,” says Katie Fennessy of Sherry FitzGerald.

The current owners are upsizing for upsized family reasons, but have maintained and decorated this 1900s house very nicely.

The open plan ground floor has a small utility room off the dining room, which leads to the bathroom and to the back yard area.

Handily, the washer and dryer can go out in this utility area so they’re not interrupting chats or TV in the main living / dining area.

Upstairs you’ve got three bedrooms... but above those is a versatile open-plan attic room.

This is currently used as a second living room, but it could be a handy home office too if the ‘at-work office’ isn’t in the city.

“I’m definitely seeing a real comeback in interest in city living — people want to be able to easily walk into the city centre,” notes Ms Fennessy.

Buyers could also end up being inspired to buy a pedal bike or e-bike or cargo bike with some great bike shops right on their doorstep too.

You’re handy for restaurants and bars here, and the revamped Arc Cinema is only over the river at the head of North Main St.

• VERDICT: A short downhill stroll to the heart of Cork City — and that bonus attic room is the cherry on top in this three-bedroom home.