TOWN

Address: 42 The Willows, Rockfield, Dundrum, Dublin 14

Agent: REA Ed Dempsey

This fourth-floor apartment, with extensive wooden flooring, has a living/dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms (one with an en suite) and a bathroom. Off the living room there is a south-facing balcony with views of the Dublin mountains.

Plus: Glazed doors opening to the balcony in the living room and a second balcony in the kitchen

Minus: Some parts of the apartment have views over a car park to a busy road

COUNTRY

Address: Drumraine, Riverstown, Co Sligo

Agent: Property Partners Mulholland

This sandstone house, built in 2004, is close to the villages of Castlebaldwin (1.5 miles) and Riverstown (three miles). It has two sitting rooms (one with Georgian marble fireplace), a dining room with double doors to the kitchen (which has an Aga and Belfast sink) and French doors to the exterior. Also on the ground floor is a sunroom, utility and shower. Upstairs are five bedrooms, two of them with en suites, and a bathroom. The attic has been floored and has stairs to it. BER: C1

Plus: Living spaces have generous windows taking in the views, with a glass-rich sunroom bringing the countryside up close

Minus: There could have been a first-floor window in the gable