On view this weekend

From a thatched cottage in Co Laois to a townhouse in Dublin 4 – the latest houses and the latest prices

From a thatched cottage in Co Laois to a townhouse in Dublin 4 – the latest houses and the latest prices

* In Co Laois, a four-bedroom thatched cottage was recently done up by its owners, Gina Loades and Richard Turner, who have converted to several previous homes to thatch. For sale at €335,000, through Sherry FitzGerald Fogarty, Nestledown at Castlefleming, half a mile from the village of Errill, is a large, comfortable home that incorporates a cottage dating from the early 1800s.

The heart of the house is a big central kitchen with a high-beamed ceiling, space to seat a crowd, and a separate sitting area focused on a solid fuel stove.

On view Saturday, noon to 1pm

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* New to the market in Dublin 6 is number 1 Neville Road, a five-bedroom Stringer-built semi in a quiet location off Highfield Road. Sherry FitzGerald is asking €1.495 million for the 2,400sq ft house which has a 114ft garden to the rear. The house needs a refurb, but it has some charming original features including fireplaces, working sash window with stained glass details, and quarry tiled flooring.

On view Saturday, noon to 1pm

* In Ballsbridge, a townhouse designed by Scott Tallon Walker at 154 Lansdowne Park has had its price reduced to €795,000 by Lisney. The house had been on the market for over a year and was originally asking €1.2 million. Dating from 1994, it’s a two-bedroom house with 155sq m (1,670sq ft) built to a high-spec finish with solid oak flooring throughout.

The ground floor has a spacious family room with French doors to the garden and a sliding door to a 26ft open-plan kitchen-cum-diningroom. An open-tread staircase leads down to the basement which has a utility room and store room, and the same staircase also winds up through the house to the top floor where there’s a large main bedroom .

On view Saturday, noon to 1pm

* Also in Dublin 4, Sherry FitzGerald is asking €750,000 for 20 Morehampton Lane, Donnybrook, a three-bedroom semi-detached mews in need of updating in a laneway off Herbert Park. The 127sq m (1,375sq ft) house has a large open-plan livingroom-cum-kitchen and an extra room in the attic. There’s a good back garden in patio and lawn and a purpose built workshop.

On view Saturday, 1pm to 2pm

* In Dublin 18, newcomers Guardian Property, which recently sold a modern house called Pendula on Claremont Road, for a figure believed to be just over €1 million, are now asking asking €1.45 million for a larger detached house at Claremont Pines. Oakwood is a large five-bed of around 265sq m (2,850sq ft) with an extra room on the second floor which could be used as a bedroom, a gym or an office. There are two living rooms on the ground floor with a large open-plan living-dining-kitchen area.

On view Saturday, noon to 1pm

Orna Mulcahy

Orna Mulcahy

Orna Mulcahy, a former Irish Times journalist, was Home & Design, Magazine and property editor, among other roles