And finally, our favourite piece of estate agent's guff:

Originally built by a county engineer, this large traditional centre hall residence encompasses the best quality in construction of that era . . . The location is proper for a home of this size and stature, elevated close to town and in mature setting . . . Encompassing c1 acre the gardens slope gently down to small river which meets the Shannon about 100 m away. With some development and co-operation of neighbours it could be made navigable.

J G Brady Auctioneers advertisement for a detached house in Carrick on Shannon.