On the market: Four detached homes in Cork

Asking price: €530,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (021) 427 3041

It may look like a traditional cottage, but this dormer bungalow was built in 2004 and has underfloor heating throughout the ground floor. With a floor area of 2,039sq ft, accommodation includes a living room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, family room, sunroom, guest WC and a double en suite bedroom downstairs. Above that are two more double bedrooms, one with a walk-in wardrobe/office, and a bathroom. It's a two-minute walk to Glanmire village and a 15-minute drive to Cork city.

Asking price: €695,000

Agent: Savills (021) 427 1371

This detached former B&B will be a mouth-watering prospect for anyone looking to live in the heart of Ireland's gourmet capital. It's already whetting appetites among buyers seeking a family home with all the town's amenities on the doorstep. Spanning 2,100sq ft, the property has a kitchen/diner, bathroom, bedroom and a self-contained studio apartment on the ground floor. The first floor has four bedrooms (three en suite) and a bathroom, with two more en suite bedrooms and a sitting room on the top floor.

Asking price: €435,000

Agent: Colbert & Co (021) 463 9557

Located in a quiet cul-de-sac facing a large open green, this detached house is within four minutes' walk of the village centre and the new, built-for-purpose Carrigtwohill Community College, along with a choice of other renowned schools in the area.

Spanning 1,475 sq ft and with a B2 BER, the property has a kitchen/dining room, sitting room, living room, utility and guest WC on the ground floor. Upstairs are four bedrooms (one en suite) and a family bathroom.

Innisfree, Ballylongane, Garryvoe, Midleton, Co Cork

Asking price: €330,000

Agent: Hegarty Properties (021) 463 9411

House-hunters who go to Innisfree in east Cork will find a cute cottage there on a 0.3 acre south-facing site, with fruit and vegetable beds, a paved patio and a gravelled driveway.

Measuring 935sq ft, it has three bedrooms, a family bathroom and a dual-aspect kitchen/dining/living space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the surrounding countryside. The home is within walking distance of beaches at Ardnahinch and Garryvoe, and less than five minutes' drive to Ballymaloe Cookery School.