Co Roscommon/from €162,000:  Three and four-bedroom houses with tax incentives on the banks of the River Shannon are on the market. Watervale is in Rooskey, a pretty village on the Leitrim Roscommon border, an important boating harbour eight miles north-west of Longford town.

Joint agents Property Partners Earley and Hamilton Osborne King are taking bookings at a sales office on-site this weekend.Owner-occupiers benefit from Section 23 tax relief on personal income over a 10-year period. Investors can set total rental income in this jurisdiction against tax. Completions are from September.

Forty-five houses are on offer. Prices start at €162,000 for 40 three-bed houses of 98-110sq m (1,050-1,180sq ft). Five four-bed detached houses of 137sq m (1,470sq ft) cost from €210,000. Developer Laragan Homes has applied to build a marina at Watervale, where owners can dock their boats.