What will €595,000 buy in Dublin and Mayo?

Town&Country: A three-bed semi in Raheny, or six-bed Georgian rectory in Ballinrobe

24 Grange Park Drive, Raheny, Dublin 5
24 Grange Park Drive, Raheny, Dublin 5

TOWN

Address: 24 Grange Park Drive, Raheny, Dublin 5
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald
This three-bed 107sq m (1,152sq ft) house benefits from a large corner site which has full planning permission to construct a three-bed, two-storey house. At present there is a self-contained timber cabin measuring 17x20ft to the rear with its own vehicular access.
Plus: Development potential
Minus: The shed to the rear will have to be removed if the new property is to be built

COUNTRY

The Rectory, Main Street, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
The Rectory, Main Street, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo

Address: The Rectory, Main Street, Ballinrobe, Co Mayo
Agent: Tuohy O'Toole
Hidden behind a high wall in the centre of the town, this Georgian former rectory has six bedrooms and extends to 350sq m (3,767sq ft) over three floors. Lying on over one-and-a-half acres of landscaped gardens, the property also has a coach house, stores and an independent apartment at garden level.
Plus: Stunning Georgian home
Minus: BER of G will be chilly in winter