Country pile with views of Sligo Bay for €1.85m

Renovated over the course of a decade by an Australian surfer, the elegant Easkey House has retained many of its original features

Easkey House in Co Sligo with Ben Bulben in the distance

Ward Stevens was on a surfing trip in Sligo when he spotted Easkey House, set on nine acres of land overlooking the Atlantic. The property lay in ruins, having been abandoned in the late 1980s, but the Australian native immediately saw its potential.

He eventually purchased it in 2004, ...