Views of Sugarloaf from Delgany bungalow-and potential in The Burnaby

Delgany/€1.7m:Corrib Cottage, a four-bedroom detached dormer bungalow with wonderful views and gardens on Ballydonagh Lane, Delgany, a few minutes' from the N11/Glen O' The Downs junction, is for sale by private treaty through Sherry FitzGerald with an asking price of €1.7 million.

The early 1970s 278sq m (3,000sq ft) house - which has a separate double garage with three rooms - has been upgraded in the 10 years the present owners have lived here.

Every window in the house frames a beautiful view, either of the Little Sugarloaf with the Baily lighthouse in the distance, or of different aspects of the charming cottage garden, with horses cantering by from the nearby livery stable.

A curving brick path leads up to the house: four fine downstairs rooms include a very large sittingroom with double doors into a fitted kitchen/breakfastroom, diningroom and study on the other side of the hall.The sittingroom has a brick fireplace, two large windows looking towards the Sugarloaf, and glazed doors giving a view through the breakfast area to the gardens.

The kitchen, with windows facing both south and west, were fitted last year with Shaker-style units that include an integrated fridge freezer and dishwasher, and every possible type of storage. A Neff double oven, microwave and warming drawer are stacked together for cooking ease, and there is a small laundry/utility room and wide doors to brick patio.

Upstairs, one end of the house forms the main bedroom with windows on three sides, two roomy walk-in wardrobes and a large en suite bathroom with Jacuzzi and power shower.

There are three other good bedrooms and a family bathroom. All the windows to the front of the house have been truned into large dormer windows to give views of the Sugarloaf.

Outside, the beautiful gardens wrap around the house. A wide gravelled driveway sheltered by two huge trees gives room for five or six cars and the lawns are bordered with a riot of coloured planting and a swing tucked away in one corner.

The back is like a microscopic country house garden, with different areas, including a lily pond and little waterfall, a small orchard with laden plum trees, and a vegetable garden with glasshouse. An enclosed patio with climbing geraniums and honeysuckle divides the house from the garage building.