CO MAYO: €375,000A property for those who want to be alone . . . and tread lightly on the planet. This renovated cottage sits in splendid isolation on the shores of Inishgowla South, an island is Clew Bay.

With views towards Croagh Patrick and the Nephin mountain range, the house is a simple traditional structure that has been painstakingly restored by its architect owners, and comes with its own electricity generator.

The two-bedroom house is for sale at €375,000 through joint agents Touhy O'Toole of Westport and Castlebar, and Helen Cassidy Auctioneers.

After a year long renovation the house is now ready to walk into, having been finished in a range of natural materials that include lime rendered walls. It's a light airy cottage with an open plan livingroom with a steep stairs leading to a mezzanine loft.

Directly off the livingroom is a low tech galley-style kitchen with units painted a turquoise colour borrowed from the sea. The main bedroom is a delightfully simple room with seaviews in two directions. The bathroom too is on the ground floor and here there's a welcome departure from the traditional with the addition on of a solid fuel stove that keeps the room, toasty and and can be fed with driftwood from the beach.