Cork/€4m:  One of the most attractive properties to come on the market in Cork this year, a Georgian six-bedroom house on 3.5 acres in Glanmire, has an asking price of €4 million through Hamilton Osborne King.

Glenkeen, on Church Hill, on the outskirts of the city, is a sizeable family home with 427sq m (4,500sq ft) of living space. It comes with its original Gothic-style gate-lodge, an outdoor pool, tennis court and separate gym and games room.

Dating from 1770, Glenkeen is reached at the end of a tree-lined avenue. The two-storey house has a series of fine reception rooms and a superb entrance hallway where guests are welcomed by an open fire. There is an elegant drawingroom, a formal diningroom and a library, all with tall Gothic-style windows.

A breakfast room, kitchen complete with Aga, study, and utility room are part of the rambling ground floor which also has the first of the bedrooms. The sense of gracious living continues upstairs where the main bedroom has a large dressingroom with window seats where one can perch and admire the peaceful gardens below.