A three-bed terraced cottage in historic Lismore with a large, west-facing garden, a B BER-rated four-bedroom terraced house in The Sound, deep in Sam Maguire country, or a one-bedroom, west-facing apartment with D3’s promenade on the doorstep for €285k.
Three homes seeking €285 have come to market in the heritage town of Lismore in Co Waterford, in Achill Sound, which is Achill Island’s main gateway to the island, which is connected to the mainland by a bridge, or an apartment on Clontarf’s seafront that is situated at the back of the building and has a west-facing aspect overlooking a communal garden.
Which would you choose?
Join Mark Zuckerberg in the Blackwater Valley
Address: Chapel Street, Lismore, Lismore, Co. Waterford, P51YA32
Asking price: €289,000
Agent: Michael O’Leary Estate Agent
If your budget doesn’t stretch to Mark Zuckerberg's estimated €20 to €30 million spent on Strancally Castle, his newly minted estate in the Blackwater Valley, the historic town of Lismore, just 12 kilometres away, isn’t a bad place to hang your hat.
Its landmark building is Lismore Castle, which is owned by the Cavendish family and serves as the Irish home of the Duke of Devonshire.
On Chapel Street is Daisy Cottage, a double-fronted two-storey three-bedroom terraced house with a very pretty and surprisingly large, west-facing garden.
At 115 square metres in size, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom, D-BER-rated house is larger than it looks.
The principal bedroom is a slumber-inducing midnight blue.
Island life in Sam country
Address: 5 Saint Fionnan’s Close, Achill Sound, Co. Mayo, F28 KD51
Asking price: €285,000
Agent: Achill Island Property
Mayo is bursting with pride, so much so that estate agents are flying the GAA flag colours at every opportunity.
Achill Sound, the most lee-side of villages on Ireland’s largest island, is connected to the mainland by the Michael Davitt Bridge, a Calatrava-style structure that looks like whalebones.
The parish welcomed the Sam Maguire last weekend to the sound of five piping bands, the trophy having earlier visited the islands with footage of it on the bridge of the Clare Island ferry.
This house is within two minutes of shops, a medical centre, a library, a credit union, a church and about a five-minute walk to a really well-stocked supermarket that includes freshly caught local mackerel seafood and single oysters.
The terraced four-bedroom house boasts a B1 BER rating and extends to 125 square metres.
Coastal address in Dublin 3
Address: Apartment 3, 219 Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Asking price: €285,000
Agent: Grimes Clontarf
Overlooking communal gardens to the back of a period seafront building on Clontarf’s promenade, this one-bedroom garden flat is within a couple of minutes’ walk of the Bull Wall, where you can walk all the way up to the north wall of Dublin Port, extend the stretch all the way along Dollymount Strand, or take a dip at the swimming shelters.
On the return leg, you can enjoy an alfresco toastie and coffee at Happy Out during daytime hours, or take a seat outside Cooper’s Bottleshop on the seafront and watch the world go by.
Set at the back of a small BER-exempt development of just nine units, it has large windows that overlook the west-facing garden and an open plan kitchen cum living room layout that runs the depth of the unit.
Extending to 43 square metres, it is a good-sized unit and has a decent-sized bedroom with a full bathroom.
The property comes with one parking space, and the management fee is circa €2,500 per annum.
