Agent: Remax Midland Properties
Number of properties on the books: six
People are looking for: weekend cottages by the Shannon
Fastest sale: cottage near the Shannon needing decoration - sold in a couple of days for €160,000
Most expensive property: newly-built four-bedroom stone and brick house on the edge of the village. Quoting €300,000
Cheapest property: €110,000 for a picturesque cottage in need of work, 100 yards from the Shannon
What won't shift? The above cottage; went on the market in mid-winter, but summer is a better time to sell
Average summer rent for a two-bedroom property: €500 weekly
Daytime Shannonbridge: Clonmacnois, the Bog Rail tour, fishing, boating, sailing and water sports on the Shannon, lovely walks, golf, GAA, tennis, bog skiing. Lunch at The Old Fort restaurant
After dark: Killeen's pub for trad and jazz music seven nights a week. Luker's pub on the waters edge has live music on Sunday afternoons. Quiet pint at Flynn's. Eat out at The Old Fort
Issues: peat supply
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