Town
10 Morrissey Avenue, Ennis, Co Clare
€225,000, DNG O’Sullivan Hurley
This three-bedroom detached house is in good decorative order. Set in a quiet cul-de-sac within walking distance to Ennis town centre and with easy access linking it to the Ennis bypass, its late 1970s design heritage is evident in the large windows and considered layout. Extending to 105sq m (1,130sq ft), it includes a livingroom to the front, a large kitchen the width of the property and bedrooms to the rear. There is a small back garden and separate garage. Ber D2
Plus: Off-street parking to the side
Minus: Central heating is oil-fired
Interiors: The era of the antiseptic white bathroom has ended. It’s time to break open the colour charts
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Country
Bellview, Coolbawn, Nenagh, Co Tipperary
€250,000, SherryFitzGerald Talbot
A couple of kilometres beyond Coolbawn on a 0.4-acre site with a large garden, this three-bedroom country house offers a lot of charm. The detached residence has been extended to 115sq metres (1,237sq ft) and has a separate kitchen, diningroom, livingroom and home office at ground level and sloping eaves upstairs where there are two double bedrooms and one single. There are views of Lough Derg from the upstairs rooms. Ber D1
Plus: There are outbuildings to extend the property further
Minus: Lough Derg is not visible from the downstairs rooms
