Wicklow: €500,000:Deep in the Wicklow countryside but still relatively close to the city is The Old Barracks at Kippure near Blessington.

The former army post, built in the 1790s to protect the military road, has long been converted to a private house standing on grounds of two acres. Lisney has set an AMV of €500,000 prior to auction on May 15th,

The cut-stone two-bedroom house, which is in good order throughout, has a 27ft livingroom with an open hearth at one end.

A separate dingingroom has an open arch through to a country style kitchen with Rayburn. The grounds include a garage and outbuildings.