And, finally, our favourite piece of estate agent's guff:

Semi-dormer bungalow has snoozed undisturbed in this traffic free cul-de-sac for some years now, and could be re-awoken in the millennium as light-swept modern home with some work and enthusiasm.

Sherry FitzGerald advertisement for a three-bedroom home on Wainsfort Avenue, Terenure, on sale at £179,000.