COUNTRY
Address: Whitewell House, Kilshanvey, Kilconly, Tuam, Co Galway
Agent: Sherry Fitzgerald Mannion
Iron gates and pillars herald the entrance to this 210sq m (2,265sq ft) four-bed, four-bathroom house. Accommodation includes two reception rooms with oak floors and fireplaces, a dining room, utility and kitchen with doors to a patio. Three of the four upstairs bedrooms are en suite. The garden has trees, shrubs and a fountain. Located 30 minutes from Galway city. BER: C2.
Plus: In great condition inside
Minus: Visible oil tank in the garden lets down the landscape
TOWN
Address: 81 Greenview, Seabrook Manor, Portmarnock, Co Dublin
Agent: Dillon Marshall Property Consultants
This two-bed apartment with terrace is on the second floor of this block in the Seabrook Manor development. Accommodation includes an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room, and two bedrooms (one of which has an en suite and a balcony). Communal garden and parking. Plus: Glazed doors from open-plan kitchen/living room onto a south-west facing terrace
Minus: Windows divided by too many thick mullions which break the view and lessen light