Two to choose near Gort

Co Galway €285,000/Co Clare €200,000: Two traditional farmhouses a little bit off the beaten track near Gort, Co Galway, may suit someone looking for a place to get away from everything.

One is near Ardrahan, Co Galway, five miles from Gort, the other in Killanena, Co Clare, about eight miles from the town. Both are for sale through Sherry FitzGerald Farrell in Galway.

Boru farmhouse at Grannagh, three miles from Ardrahan, is a two-storey three-bedroom 135 sq m (1,453 sq ft) house on 1.5 acres which has been modernised while keeping to a traditional design. It is for sale by private treaty for €285,000.

It has an open-plan living area with exposed ceiling beams, deep red walls and a traditional whitewashed fireplace in the dining area. There are fitted units and a Belfast sink in the kitchen.

There is a downstairs toilet and upstairs, three bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Outside the house, there are mature trees and shrubs in the garden, an orchard and a number of sheds.

Ár Tigh, Crobeagh, Killanena, Co Clare is a slightly larger refurbished two-storey three-bed with 146 sq m (1,571sq ft) of space.

This house is in the Maghera mountains, and has views of the Slieve Aughty mountains at the rear.

Accommodation includes a sittingroom and family room with timber floors and a tiled kitchen with fitted presses.

There is a downstairs toilet and upstairs, three bedrooms and a refurbished family bathroom which has a corner bath with a step up to it.

Ár Tigh is in walking distance of the local national school, shops and a post office.

Gort is a growing market town half-way between Galway city and Ennis. Nearby are the Coole Park nature reserve and heritage centre, formerly the home of Lady Gregory and Thoor Ballylee, formerly the home of W B Yeats.