Sprawling rural residence in a tranquil west of Ireland location

Belmont in Tuam, Co Galway, is on the market with a guide price of €550,000

Belmont in Tuam, Co Galway: built in 2008 in an unspoiled rural setting

No one could have anticipated the phenomenon of property owners swapping an urban existence for the fresh air and freedom of a countryside lifestyle that Ireland has witnessed over the past two years.

One couple, Robert and Marianne Butler, were somewhat ahead of the curve. It was in 2015 that that they decided to move to Ireland.

“We were living in a two-bedroomed bungalow in Devon, I had horses, but with prices in England we ...