Co Wexford: €1.2mA cubist house in Co Wexford - owned by a leading Irish environmentalist - comes to the market with a price tag of €1.2 million.

Environmental scientist Karin Dubsky is selling White Walls, her striking home on Sea Road, Ballymoney. Unsurprisingly, as the home of the head of environmental group Coastwatch, White Walls is a short walk from Ballymoney Beach and the first floor of the house and gardens have great views to the sea.

The five-bedroom house on 0.9 acres is for sale by private treaty through Colman Doyle Estates.

White Walls was constructed for a South African doctor in 1933. Later it became home to an English couple, Mr and Mrs Rideo. Mrs Rideo was the original agony aunt for Woman's Way. It's believed, however, that it was her husband who wrote most of the replies.

Sadly, in a bout of decluttering, one of the first things that Robert and Nuala Dubsky did when they moved into the house in 1957 was destroy a collection of these letters left behind.

Now the second generation of the family, Paul and Karin, are moving on having built a high-tech eco home on a neighbouring site closer to the sea.

True conservationists, the Dubskys have done little to alter the house since it was first built. All the original details remain intact, including the original timber floors and open fireplaces. While the house has been modernised in terms of electricity, plumbing and heating, it's likely new owners will undertake an extensive revamp.

The secluded detached house has generous proportions and, in keeping with the cubist style, lots of large windows.

Accommodation includes a large livingroom, diningroom and kitchen/breakfastroom. Upstairs there are four bedrooms and a separate toilet and bathroom.

Connected to the house is a self-contained flat designed as a maid's quarters. The flat was dubbed the Pigeon House by the Dubskys as it was home to a big diesel engine generator providing power before electricity arrived in the area.

The house also has internal access to the flat roof, which back in the 1930s was a favourite spot for sunbathing au naturel long before the arrival of helicopters ferrying golfers to nearby Seafield Golf Club.

White Walls is set on mature and private grounds with a pleasant meandering stream. The garden also has a pretty summerhouse with an elevated position offering great sea views.

The village of Ballymoney is a 10-minute walk and Gorey is 3.5 miles.