What will €425,000 buy in Dublin and Kilkenny?

Town&Country: A Victorian doer-upper in Dublin or a restored farmhouse in Dungarvan


TOWN

Address 587 North Circular Road, Dublin 1
Agent DNG Phibsboro
This two-storey-over-basement property is located between the Mater Hospital and Croke Park and extends to 136sq m (1,464sq ft). Dating from circa 1850, the three-bedroom property, which requires modernisation, has period details such has high ceilings, coving and cornices. To the rear is a small walled garden with a shed.
Plus City centre location
Minus BER of G will require addressing

COUNTRY

Address Coppenagh Farmhouse, Coppenagh, Dungarvan, Co Kilkenny
Agent Sherry FitzGerald McCreery
This charming old farmhouse close to the village of Dungarvan dates all the way to 1777 and has been restored by its current owner since 2001. Extending to 155sq m (1,668sq ft) with deep recessed windows and old flagstone flooring, the property has three adjoining buildings, two of which have been restored, and the third is now a courtyard garden accessed via French doors from the farmhouse. The gardens extend to almost three acres of mature trees bordered by old stone walls.
Plus Lovely example of Irish vernacular architecture
Minus BER of E1 is quite low