Buying in Cork City (and surrounds)
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Hi Rainyday,
Point taken but when someone comes on this board and says the area you live in is rough(and by the way its not)people are entitled to make their point as well.It clouds the judgement of people that dont know the area.Ive worked in both the Carrigaline and Douglas areas and know first hand what was put up by an earlier poster is absolute rubbish.Thats all Im saying on the matter.
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Hi Rainyday,
Point taken but when someone comes on this board and says the area you live in is rough(and by the way its not)people are entitled to make their point as well.It clouds the judgement of people that dont know the area.Ive worked in both the Carrigaline and Douglas areas and know first hand what was put up by an earlier poster is absolute rubbish.Thats all Im saying on the matter.
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from talking to folks before we bought in Donnybrook, Douglas is the best for a single guy at the mo. All amenities, great night life, sports clubs etc etc.
Ok so i have not been out in c'line etc and this would be because all the "work do's" and socials are in the city or Douglas. I think b'collig / midleton / c'line people miss out on that element of night life when they have to drive home etc. As a single (blow-in) i socialised mostly with work people in the city uaually and at one point commuted to midleton. what a drag. McDaids gets old after 2 nights a week, and so does the night out on the dry because i have a drive home.
As a by the by, Cobh, passage and c'line were always called "rough" due to the navy boys buying houses and running amuck when on shore leave( for years i have heard this from many quarters). This seems to be a thing of the past as far as i am concerned. Personally i would decide city or county first before trying to compare c'line and midleton to Douglas and Rochestown. Apples and oranges in my opinion.
from talking to folks before we bought in Donnybrook, Douglas is the best for a single guy at the mo. All amenities, great night life, sports clubs etc etc.
Ok so i have not been out in c'line etc and this would be because all the "work do's" and socials are in the city or Douglas. I think b'collig / midleton / c'line people miss out on that element of night life when they have to drive home etc. As a single (blow-in) i socialised mostly with work people in the city uaually and at one point commuted to midleton. what a drag. McDaids gets old after 2 nights a week, and so does the night out on the dry because i have a drive home.
As a by the by, Cobh, passage and c'line were always called "rough" due to the navy boys buying houses and running amuck when on shore leave( for years i have heard this from many quarters). This seems to be a thing of the past as far as i am concerned. Personally i would decide city or county first before trying to compare c'line and midleton to Douglas and Rochestown. Apples and oranges in my opinion.
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Thanks RainyDay...what i said in my post is not "absolute rubbish" as diddles said. sometimes the truth is hard to swallow. What i have said is correct. I don't believe in getting into a war of words over where you live, if you have a problem with what i said, correct it, don't just go off on a big rant.
The area of douglas i'm referring to as rough are pinecroft/ardfield/amberley as this is where my friends live and where there houses have been broken into. This is still douglas so my point that it was rough in general still stands.
What i said about mountoval is also correct, but Legend99 seems to ignore this now.
WRT the traffic situation: it was not a vital decision for me or mywife and for many other people...otherwise why is carrigaline one of the fastest growing towns for the last few years....not everybody can't be wrong. but for some people traffic is a problem... and it comes down to what they want after that..
Thanks RainyDay...what i said in my post is not "absolute rubbish" as diddles said. sometimes the truth is hard to swallow. What i have said is correct. I don't believe in getting into a war of words over where you live, if you have a problem with what i said, correct it, don't just go off on a big rant.
The area of douglas i'm referring to as rough are pinecroft/ardfield/amberley as this is where my friends live and where there houses have been broken into. This is still douglas so my point that it was rough in general still stands.
What i said about mountoval is also correct, but Legend99 seems to ignore this now.
WRT the traffic situation: it was not a vital decision for me or mywife and for many other people...otherwise why is carrigaline one of the fastest growing towns for the last few years....not everybody can't be wrong. but for some people traffic is a problem... and it comes down to what they want after that..
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Have a good time when Dunnes Stores opens in a few years
Have a good time when Dunnes Stores opens in a few years
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My fingers couldn't resist.
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My fingers couldn't resist.
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The pinecroft - thats GRANGE!
Grange is the area you are speaking about. From what i know from the natives Douglas was the village at the bottom of the hill with the woollen mills etc as industry. Its not a village anymore as it has grown out to meet rural areas such as Donnybrook, Grange and Frankfield IMO blowin's and people wanting to imply they live in the more expensive Douglas state on their address for example "grange, Douglas", "Donnybrook, Douglas" etc. Look at the prices and see the difference between Douglas and Grange.
I blame that UK "Location Location Location" show
The pinecroft - thats GRANGE!
Grange is the area you are speaking about. From what i know from the natives Douglas was the village at the bottom of the hill with the woollen mills etc as industry. Its not a village anymore as it has grown out to meet rural areas such as Donnybrook, Grange and Frankfield IMO blowin's and people wanting to imply they live in the more expensive Douglas state on their address for example "grange, Douglas", "Donnybrook, Douglas" etc. Look at the prices and see the difference between Douglas and Grange.
I blame that UK "Location Location Location" show
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Diddles
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Well said Nelly.
The next thing we will hear is that Douglas is in the Northside.
You are right Grange is Grange and not Douglas.Its the same as a lot of the houses at the end of Sarsfields Rd are addressed Wilton when in fact they are Togher.Builders changed addresses to make a few extra bob.
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Well said Nelly.
The next thing we will hear is that Douglas is in the Northside.
You are right Grange is Grange and not Douglas.Its the same as a lot of the houses at the end of Sarsfields Rd are addressed Wilton when in fact they are Togher.Builders changed addresses to make a few extra bob.
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the best one (biggest turkey before Jacobs island) is The Urseline convent development Eden is deemed to be 100% blackrock. even though access for most will be off the skehard rd., now why did they not mention going through Mahon to get to the tunnel I wonder?
the best one (biggest turkey before Jacobs island) is The Urseline convent development Eden is deemed to be 100% blackrock. even though access for most will be off the skehard rd., now why did they not mention going through Mahon to get to the tunnel I wonder?
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it all comes down to supply and demand...if people are willing to spend that much money just for the location or in the belief that because they are spending these huge sums that they are getting a good house!! Have you seen the building spec...mdf window sill boards...say's it all for me
it all comes down to supply and demand...if people are willing to spend that much money just for the location or in the belief that because they are spending these huge sums that they are getting a good house!! Have you seen the building spec...mdf window sill boards...say's it all for me
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just another comment: there is a huge demand for detached houses in cork and this demand will increase over the next few years. all along developers have been putting up tons of 3 bed semis and only a handful of detached houses in every estate because the market was there for 3 beds, this is now shifting to more 4 beds..but the demand is huge and people are paying great amts of money for a detached house, there impossible to get, we were two years looking for our one and it was not from the lack of trying...they are not out there and even the most basic detached house is over 500K, which for alot of people is unrealistic and beyond there reach...I got a brochure recently for the development across from broad dale and there were asking 645K for a detached 4 bed (approx 1300 sq ft), there asking more money for smaller houses so that they can get more into the row...people who pay these big sums are fuelling developers to charge these ridicous prices and i think they are a bit foolish to pay these prices.
just another comment: there is a huge demand for detached houses in cork and this demand will increase over the next few years. all along developers have been putting up tons of 3 bed semis and only a handful of detached houses in every estate because the market was there for 3 beds, this is now shifting to more 4 beds..but the demand is huge and people are paying great amts of money for a detached house, there impossible to get, we were two years looking for our one and it was not from the lack of trying...they are not out there and even the most basic detached house is over 500K, which for alot of people is unrealistic and beyond there reach...I got a brochure recently for the development across from broad dale and there were asking 645K for a detached 4 bed (approx 1300 sq ft), there asking more money for smaller houses so that they can get more into the row...people who pay these big sums are fuelling developers to charge these ridicous prices and i think they are a bit foolish to pay these prices.
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I have to dispute this. In Cork construction, an O'Flynns house with all due respect has always been regarded as an excellent build with excellent credentials. They are not the biggest builder in Cork for no reason.
I know that for example all the doors and joinery in the downstairs 4 bed houses were red deal and hence solid doors. I have looked at one or two other brochures where they were still using hollow doors downstairs.
Agreed on the lack of detached houses in Cork.
johnnyg said:
I have to dispute this. In Cork construction, an O'Flynns house with all due respect has always been regarded as an excellent build with excellent credentials. They are not the biggest builder in Cork for no reason.
I know that for example all the doors and joinery in the downstairs 4 bed houses were red deal and hence solid doors. I have looked at one or two other brochures where they were still using hollow doors downstairs.
Agreed on the lack of detached houses in Cork.
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Just like to say detached houses in the right area
we viewed one lovely one in Grange Amberly it was detached for under €330 and very well done up instead and we left it in favour of a semi-d in a better location (actually it was older but far bigger).
As far as i know the houses opposite broadale are not on the market yet?
legend99 said:
Just like to say detached houses in the right area
we viewed one lovely one in Grange Amberly it was detached for under €330 and very well done up instead and we left it in favour of a semi-d in a better location (actually it was older but far bigger).
As far as i know the houses opposite broadale are not on the market yet?
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No, they look like they are moving well on with them...but I'd say the wet weather has let them a bit behind. Thats an O'Brien and O'Flynn development.
I'd back your call on skipping Amberly. WHos selling the ones opposuite Broaddale..is it someone like McCarthys or something like that?
No, they look like they are moving well on with them...but I'd say the wet weather has let them a bit behind. Thats an O'Brien and O'Flynn development.
I'd back your call on skipping Amberly. WHos selling the ones opposuite Broaddale..is it someone like McCarthys or something like that?