Town versus country: two properties

Address: 4 Coastguard Cottages, Aillebrack, Ballyconneely, Co Galway

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Mangan

The house on the far right of the terrace, 4 Coastguard Cottages, is between Clifden and Roundstone and has a ring-side seat to the Atlantic. Measuring 95sq m (1,022.5sq ft), it has kitchen/living/dining room, two bathrooms and two bedrooms. Ballyconneely is a centre for breeding Connemara ponies, and has shops and a post office. BER: E2

Plus

Location, location

Minus

The large windows facing the sea are broken up by thick mullions, slicing the view

Address: Apt 66 The Moyle, Prospect Hill, Finglas Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

Agent: Lisney (Howth Road)

This 77sq m (829sq ft) duplex has two bedrooms, with floor-to-ceiling windows. The main bedroom has an en suite bathroom and opens to a balcony. On the first floor is a kitchen, shower-room and living room, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a balcony. The apartment is within walking distance of Glasnevin and Phibsborough. There is a parking space. BER: C2

Plus

Two terraces, floor-to-ceiling windows and the living room being placed on the brighter, upper floor

Minus

The stairs cut through the downstairs bathroom