Four first-time buys from Dublin to Mohill
Capital: €285,000
ADDRESS: 49 Church Street, Skerries, Co Dublin. BEDROOMS: one. SIZE: 65sq m (700sq ft). PARKING: on-street. LINKS: train and bus. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Kelly & Co. WEB: www.kellyco.ie.
DESCRIPTION: a modernised mid-terrace bungalow in Skerries town centre which is about a 200-metre walk from the South Strand. It has a sittingroom with a spiral staircase, gas coal-effect fire and a kitchen/diningroom and utility room. Long mature west-facing rear garden.
Commute: € 170,000
ADDRESS:
49 Fair Street, Drogheda, Co Louth.
BEDROOMS:
two.
SIZE:
50sq m (538sq ft).
PARKING:
yes.
LINKS:
train, bus.
STAMP DUTY:
none.
AGENT:
Sherry FitzGerald Lannon.
WEB:
www.Sherryfitz.ie.
DESCRIPTION: In the heart of Drogheda close to all amenities, this apartment in a period building has a hall with an entrance phone, a livingroom, kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. Small but bright and modern inside, it comes with car-parking via electric gates.
Countrywide: €220,000
ADDRESS:
Kincora, Coolabaun, Mohill, Co Leitrim.
BEDROOMS:
four.
SIZE:
99sq m (1,061sq ft).
PARKING:
garage.
LINKS:
bus.
STAMP DUTY:
none.
AGENT:
Brady McDonagh Casey Real Estate Alliance.
WEB:
www.realestatealliance.ie.
DESCRIPTION: semi-detached house beside a vocational school. It has a livingroom with gas fire, diningroom, kitchen with range, utility room, bathroom, four bedrooms (three of which are doubles) and a large landscaped garden to the rear.
Country: €220,000
ADDRESS: Macson Cottage, Annfield, Thurles, Co Tipperary. BEDROOMS: three. SIZE: 135sq m (1,450sq ft). PARKING: yes. LINKS: none. STAMP DUTY: none. AGENT: Sherry Fitzgerald Ryan Talbot. WEB: www.sherryfitz.ie.
DESCRIPTION: traditional-style cottage on an acre in a rural setting. Restored in recent years, it has a sittingroom, diningroom, kitchen, shower room, study and three bedrooms. Gardens have fruit trees, four workshops and enclosures currently used for hens and ducks.