Fennell's Bay, Cork €695,000 Size 171 sq m (1841 sq ft) Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 4 BER B2 WHO could have foretold that fancy-dan homes would one day populate the cliffs above Myrtleville Beach, where once boltholes built from car factory crates held sway? Displaying the kind of architectural vigor we associate more with Kinsale, these good-looking homes are popping up across the adjoining coastal areas of Myrtleville, Fennell’s Bay and Graball Bay. Right above Myrtleville Beach itself, a house that once looked like it might crumble into the sea is now a fully restored, handsome home. A first-floor glass balcony is the perfect spot for the occupants to congratulate themselves on securing ostensibly one of the finest views in the neighbourhood.
The owners of Ocean View in Fennell’s Bay might say that they’ve gone one better. When they built their home in 2011, they included an upper ground floor balcony from which the seascape is dazzling. Made of limestone and partially sheltered by the house design, it’s the masterstroke at Ocean View.
You could sit there all day, watching luxury cruise liners and freight ships tip over the horizon. There’s plenty more to ‘ooh’ and “aah” about in this 171 sq m contemporary home, where finishes are high-end. Selling agent Michael O’Donovan of Savills describes the interior as “a showcase of quality craftsmanship”.
He singles out the fine walnut joinery and solid marble floors of the upper ground floor, along with the vaul.