Commuter friendly home adjacent to Blarney village a good fit for a busy family

A red-brick facade adds to the homely appeal of this Ard Dara house

7 Ard Dara Drive, Station Road, Blarney, Co Cork

Blarney, Cork
€395,000
Size	112sq m (1,205sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	2
BER	C

Gen Z folk, essentially people born between 1997 and 2012, are considered tech-savvy, socially conscious, and resilient with a good flexibility when it comes to work and life. Pretty much the same attributes could be used to describe this 26-year-old home at Station Rd in Blarney.

No 7 Ard Dara Drive has a south-facing rear garden, offering a nice link between indoor and outdoor living. It’s in a mature development, just a short foot-pathed stroll to the village. And it’s also a short drive from Ballincollig (10km), Cork city centre (9.8km), and Cork Airport (18km).

This red-bricked four-bed home has a good-sized open-plan kitchen/ dining room with double doors opening out to the private back garden — there’s a decked area directly outside.

A versatile ground-floor room on the opposite side of the hallway from the living room could be an extra living space, home office, or fourth bedroom.

Upstairs, two of the three bedrooms are doubles and the main bedroom has an en suite.

This house is likely to appeal to families points out Tirza Hourihane of Sherry FitzGerald: “You have a wealth of amenities at Blarney village and this house has a south-facing rear garden which is lovely and there’s great natural light in the kitchen/dining room.” Ms Hourihane will hold open viewings this Tuesday, July 28, from 1.30pm-2pm.

VERDICT: Convenient, flexible, and sunlit— €395k Blarney four-bed is going to appeal to busy families.