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

Nestled off the North Circular Road in a superb location, Great Western Square will captivate all who inspect this unique back water location. Offering the ultimate in conceivable living.

Douglas Newman Good advertisement for an end of terrace redbrick four-bedroom house at 29 Great Western Square, Dublin 7, which is to due to be auctioned on June 14th with a guide price of £200,000.

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