Hello,
I've been receiving helpful information about purchasing a holiday home for personal use, and now it's time to find our little patch! We've spent time in and around Cork & West Cork and love it (but heck, can't afford it). We're about to look in Kerry, but we're completely open-minded about where else in Ireland to consider because it's all about the community and the landscape (hard to go wrong with the latter!).
Ideally, we wish to find somewhere that has a strong artistic/traditional craft/traditional music or food-based community (cheesemakers? fish smokers? farmers' markets?), somewhere not overrun with new builds, and somewhere we could find a little home that has not been modernised so that we can put our own stamp on the place. We'd be happy to consider village or rural locations (as long as they're near enough amenities).
Places I've read about in Kerry that look interesting are Annascaul, Ballyheigue and Portmagee. Various forum posters have also recommended Counties Leitrim, Wexford and Waterford, but nowhere specific.
We have a tiny budget to kick us off (would like to keep it under the 190,500 threshhold) and fix a place up/add on over time. Looking on daft and myhome it seems as though there are plenty of fixer-uppers out there, but we'd just like to hear what places you've fallen in love with, and where you would live if you just wanted a taste of the "good life". Many thanks!
I've been receiving helpful information about purchasing a holiday home for personal use, and now it's time to find our little patch! We've spent time in and around Cork & West Cork and love it (but heck, can't afford it). We're about to look in Kerry, but we're completely open-minded about where else in Ireland to consider because it's all about the community and the landscape (hard to go wrong with the latter!).
Ideally, we wish to find somewhere that has a strong artistic/traditional craft/traditional music or food-based community (cheesemakers? fish smokers? farmers' markets?), somewhere not overrun with new builds, and somewhere we could find a little home that has not been modernised so that we can put our own stamp on the place. We'd be happy to consider village or rural locations (as long as they're near enough amenities).
Places I've read about in Kerry that look interesting are Annascaul, Ballyheigue and Portmagee. Various forum posters have also recommended Counties Leitrim, Wexford and Waterford, but nowhere specific.
We have a tiny budget to kick us off (would like to keep it under the 190,500 threshhold) and fix a place up/add on over time. Looking on daft and myhome it seems as though there are plenty of fixer-uppers out there, but we'd just like to hear what places you've fallen in love with, and where you would live if you just wanted a taste of the "good life". Many thanks!