What will €250,000 buy?

Two homes, one price

Liberty Court, Clanbrassil Street Lower, Dublin 8
Liberty Court, Clanbrassil Street Lower, Dublin 8

Address: 37 Liberty Court, Clanbrassil Street Lower, Dublin 8

Agent: Hooke & MacDonald

This 64sq m two-bedroom home is on the third floor of this central apartment block built in 1998. Accommodation includes an open-plan living/dining area that runs out to a balcony and has a kitchen off it. One of the two bedrooms comes with an en suite and there is a separate bathroom. The scheme overlooks a communal courtyard garden with seating.

Coolaun House, Tuamgraney, Co Clare
Coolaun House, Tuamgraney, Co Clare

Plus: It is close to Dublin city centre.

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Minus: The bathroom and kitchen are internal rooms and the bathroom could have been more generous if an en suite hadn't been installed beside it.

Coolaun House, Tuamgraney, Co Clare
Coolaun House, Tuamgraney, Co Clare

Address: Coolaun House, Tuamgraney, Co Clare

Agent: Green Valley Properties

This stone house comes with 1½ acres of land with outbuildings including a stone shed, barn and fuel store. Built in the early 1900s and extended in 1980, it has three receptions rooms with fireplaces, a games room, bathroom, five bedrooms (one en suite) and a kitchen/diner with doors to the garden. There’s a an option to buy 16 acres. BER C2

Plus: The land includes the centuries old St Coolan's holy well. A stone structure over it was built in 1835.

Minus: The fireplaces have been converted to gas and back boilers – it would be lovely to bring them back

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan

Emma Cullinan, a contributor to The Irish Times, specialises in architecture, design and property