Walk-in and relaxed €425k home near beaches or a train to Cork City

A quality finish and practical layout at this Cloyne house

8 The Close, Lus An Ime, Cloyne, Co. Cork

Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 - 06:00

Caroline Delaney

Cloyne, Co Cork
€425,000
Size	167 sq m (1,797 sq ft)
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3
BER	B

You could consider this property a private ‘bistro’ with its own sunny, south-facing garden... and an adjacent four-bed house.

No 8 The Close is in the Lus an Ime development on the outskirts of Cloyne village.

The 2005-built property is meticulously decorated. The credit goes to the owner’s late wife, Rose, who had a flair for interior styling: “She was always brilliant for helping people, even matching clothes, and she would get calls asking for interior advice, too. She had great vision and put so much effort in to everything, from carpets and paint to picking furniture placement.”

Rose persuaded Alan to go for white wooden shutters to give a crisp, cohesive feel. And she came up with the idea for a centralised vacuum system, too: “There are two connection points upstairs and two downstairs, which reach all rooms and everything just goes to a tank in the utility room then.”

The two children have moved to their own homes, so the house, with a B energy rating, is on the market for €425k.

A prime spot for relaxation is the patio and deck outside a beachy, relaxed-looking garden room to the rear. “Myself and my son worked on this for my wife. Unfortunately, she didn’t get to enjoy what we call ‘Rosie’s Cabin’, but it’s a beautiful place for unwinding with a book and a cup of something in the evenings.”

The wider location comes in for a salute, too, from agent Kyle Kennedy, of Kennedy Estate Agents: “You have a national school only ‘across the road’, 450 metres away from this gorgeously presented house and there are several food options, shops, and two bars in Cloyne, too.”

“There are seven fabulous beaches only a short spin away, which is just great. You’ve got everything on your doorstep in East Cork really. And I can drive to Midleton and get a train to Cork which is really handy,” says Alan.