Three storybook cottages currently on the market
Sophie Halligan
Ireland has long been associated with the romance of cottage living.
While many cottages date back centuries, the most compelling examples are those that blend historic character with modern comfort, offering peaceful rural living without sacrificing style or practicality.
'Wells Cottage' Ballyedmond, Gorey, Wexford
https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/wells-cottage-ballyedmond-gorey-wexford/4949970
Asking Price: €495,000
Selling Agent: Warren Estates (Gorey)
Believed to date from the late 1600s, Wells Cottage is a restored four-bedroom thatched home extending to about 142sq m and set on roughly 1.5 acres. Period features include exposed timber beams, whitewashed walls and traditional fireplaces, while modern updates have added a spacious kitchen and bright living areas. The grounds include mature gardens and lawned areas, with Gorey and the M11 less than 15 minutes away.
Moon River Cottage, Mill Road, Ballinacarrig Lower, Ballinaclash
Asking Price: €1,100,000
Selling Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes, Farms & Estates
Originally built as a blacksmith’s forge in 1838 and rebuilt in 2009, this three-bedroom cottage sits on about two acres along the Avonbeg River. The interior features vaulted ceilings, flagstone floors and an open-plan living space with a Rangemaster stove. The grounds include woodland paths, a granite bridge and riverside gardens in a scenic Wicklow setting near Rathdrum and Avoca.
Bramble Cottage, Curraghbeg, Adare, Co Limerick
https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/bramble-cottage-curraghbeg-adare-co-limerick/4962574
Asking Price: €800,000
Selling Agent: Savills – Country
Bramble Cottage is a four-bedroom home extending to almost 200sq m on about 0.6 acres close to Adare village. Renovated and extended, the property combines cottage features such as exposed beams and a wood-burning stove with bright living spaces and a large kitchen-dining area. Outside, the gardens include lawns, mature planting and a gravel courtyard within easy reach of Adare’s shops and restaurants.
While each of these homes differs in age, setting and scale, they share an attention to detail that gives cottage living its enduring appeal. For buyers drawn to homes with personality, where craftsmanship plays a part, properties like these offer a chance to enjoy a slower, more characterful way of living.
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