Three waterside homes in some of Ireland’s most desirable locations, ranging in price from €375,000 to €550,000
Connemara cool
Address: Bealadangan, Connemara, Co.Galway, H91H1XK
Asking price: €450,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Mangan
Set at the edge of Connemara coastal village Bealadangan, in the Gaeltacht, this E2 Ber-rated four-bedroom, one-bathroom bungalow has compelling views of the rocky shoreline and is adjacent to a stone pier.
The original part of the house has square rooms and stained timber doors, along with an open-plan kitchen-diner at its heart and a sitting room to the rear where the light and the vista change all the time.
The village is considered the gateway to the island regions, Ceantar Na nOileán, as Gaeilge, with the islands of Lettermore and Lettermullen connected by bridge to the mainland.
The sizeable property extends to 147 square metres, but there is further scope to expand or build up, subject to planning permission.
Modernity in Co Kerry
Address: 6 Cuirt Na Sionna, Tarbert, Co. Kerry, V31WK46
Asking price: €375,000
Agent: Horgan Properties
Built by the IDA around 2008 and 2009, this is a fine B3 Ber-rated four-bedroom, four-bathroom detached that looks across the Shannon estuary.
The house has a long living room with a wood-burning stove, a separate kitchen, and boasts a roof terrace, accessible from its first floor.
Extending to 170 square metres, this includes a one-bedroom unit.
The house is one of about 10 in a small development that is situated across the water from Tarbert’s main street.
A shore thing in Co Wexford
Address: 13 Sandy Lane, Ballymoney, Gorey, Co. Wexford, Y25YD73
Asking price: €550,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald O’Leary Kinsella
Don’t let the exterior of this three-bedroom, two-bathroom property fool you.
Within a minute’s walk of Ballymoney beach, one of Co Wexford’s most popular strands, it includes a double-height broken plan living space with a mezzanine level.
This is zoned to include a kitchen, a sitting room with squishy seating, set around a wood-burning stove, and a dining area.
The décor features limed oak treatments that emulate weathered timbers on the beach.
Measuring 157sq metres, there are sea views from some of the upstairs bedrooms.
