Residential

On the market: Five cottages around the country from €325,000 to €495,000

Located in Kildare, Dublin and Galway, these traditional properties should appeal to a range of buyers

Gorse Cottage in Oughterard, which is on the market for €425,000

Gorse Cottage, Birchall, Oughterard, Co Galway

Price: €425,000

BER: D2

What: a traditional thatched cottage circa 1800s, restored and extended in 2008. Its 166 square metres of accommodation offer at ground floor an entrance foyer, living room, dining room, kitchen, family room and bedroom. A spiral staircase leads to the first-floor mezzanine, bedroom and ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom.

Features include original wooden beams, stone fireplaces with log burners, fitted kitchen with range cooker, free-standing bath ...