Address: 33 Baymount Park, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Agent: Gunne

In a cul-de-sac off Mount Prospect Avenue, this three-bedroom semi-detached house was built in the 1950s . The 121sq m home has a sittingroom with fireplace leading to a diningroom with double doors to the back garden. There is also a family room and kitchen on the ground floor. Upstairs are the three bedrooms and bathroom. There is a garage to one side and garden on the other three sides. BER: F

Plus: The garden is on three sides and runs to about a quarter of an acre Minus: Needs an update and the ground floor could be opened out

Address: Farragh House, Bunbrosna, Mullingar, Co Westmeath

Agent: Bartholomew McElhatton

This nine-bedroom regal pad was built through royal charter by King George of England in the 1700s. It measures 589 sq m and includes a gallery, livingroom, diningroom, wet room, kitchen and utility on the ground floor. Upstairs are the nine bedrooms, one with an en suite, and a bathroom. Outside there are stone outbuildings. BER exempt

Plus: It overlooks Lough Owel and has its own spring

Minus: The conifers don’t look happy