What will €795,000 buy?

Town and country

Address: 24 Highfield Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Dundrum

Refurbishment and extension has brought this four-bedroom house a double-height sittingroom on the ground floor with expansive access to the south-facing garden. The 167.2sq m (1,800sq ft) house also has a diningroom on the ground floor, a kitchen with Stanley stove, utility and doors to a patio. There’s another reception room overlooking the front garden, a bedroom and shower room. BER: E2

Plus: Lovely condition inside and gardens front and back.

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Minus: Downstairs and upstairs accommodation could do with some reconfiguration.

Address: Glebe House, Croagh, Adare, Co Limerick

Agents: John Giltinane and Associates: Adare properties and Ganley Walters

Built in 1831, this well-presented house has three storeys in its main part plus a two-storey wing. The eight-bedroom home sits on 16.5 acres (6.67 hectares) with a long drive, gravel forecourt, walled garden, paddocks, courtyard, coach house, stables and a stream. BER: D1

Plus: Great condition (although the ground floor needs some work) and beautifully decorated in natural muted colours.

Minus: The layout of rooms may not suit some, with bedrooms in between kitchen and living areas.

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan, a contributor to The Irish Times, specialises in architecture, design and property