17 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The national housing and homeless charity, Peter McVerry Trust, has announced that it has opened its first social housing scheme in Cork. The charity is working in partnership with Cork County Council to deliver homes for people on the social housing waiting list including those who are, or... Read More
7 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lidl Ireland is pleased to announce that they have submitted a planning application for a site in Mallow, 650 metres from its current operating store on Park Road. Lidl is working with architects and planners to ensure that the new development will contribute positively to the Mallow area.... Read More
6 June 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If I asked you to name a building in Cork which looks like something from Soviet-era Russia you would probably think of the Science Building – more recently known as the ‘Kane’ Building in University College Cork. It was built from 1968 to 1971. By way of comparison;... Read More
6 June 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Asking price: €1,250,000 What: 6 bedroomed ‘Ashton Park House’, Ashton Park, Blackrock, Cork City Suburbs, T12 NX7F (the last house in a quiet cul-de-sac, just East of Ashton school) Property Description A striking detached double fronted family home with a mature garden in an excellent setting just off... Read More
1 June 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie FOR SALE: ‘Castle Curious’, Doonawanly, near Wallstown, Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland If you’ve always wanted to own a castle there here is your chance, and as a bonus, it also borders a river, which adds the fantasy setting, but don’t get too excited because the’castle’ is a ruin.... Read More
House built in 1776 (the same year as USA 4th July Declaration of Independence) for sale for €90,000
30 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 1776 was the year in which the United States declared it’s independence from Britain. The Declaration of Independence was issued on 4th of July of that year. Meanwhile, across in Ireland something much smaller happened: Near Macroom, in County Cork, Ireland a small 3-room lodge was built on... Read More
29 May 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Oysterhaven is well known for the activity centre, and if you are from Cork you probably visited on a school tour or to rent a kayak, but across the road is a separate gem of architecture called Walton Court which dates from 1776 Walton Court is now available... Read More
27 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An impressive architectural gem in an extraordinary and beautiful setting Address: Avalon, Sandycove, Kinsale, Co Cork, P17 N299 Price: €2,750,000 It’s rare to find a house which has its name stencilled in glass in the style of an office but ‘avalon’ (expressed in lowercase to be yet more... Read More
26 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What: Baywood, Rushanes, Glandore, West Cork, P81 K883 (1h 15mins from Cork City, 12mins from Rosscarbery) How much: €1.35m Recently we featured a separate Cork property whose listing boasted that it had “room for a tennis court”, well today we are referring to a house which has an... Read More
19 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Recently we have featured some fine houses with prices north of €1 million. What makes them attractive is their size, and architectural style. If you wallet is thinner then you can have the latter as a cheaper price. How? but a Gate Lodge rather than a stately home... Read More
18 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An elegant well-proportioned Georgian country house dated circa 1860 5.6 hectares/13.84 acres Croquet Lawn Grass Tennis Court A modern 15 bay horse stable An all-weather horse area all within easy reach of Cork City What: Lissardagh House, Lissarda, Co Cork, P14 K002 5.60 Where: Cork 29 km. from... Read More
17 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Generally, when I see ‘Viewing by appointment only’ on a listing I know it must be a gem; the sort of place where if such a warning was not in place all-and-sundry would be traipsing inside for a look-see. This is an apartment in an exclusive complex so... Read More