On the market: Four homes built in the 1920s

Asking price: €895,000

Agent: DNG (01) 833 1802

Stained glass windows and original fireplaces, staircase and architraves are among the many period features of this handsome '20s-era semi measuring 1,464sq ft.

Accommodation includes two front living rooms, a kitchen/diner, pantry, four double bedrooms and a bathroom. It comes with a 285ft long back garden, offering plenty of space to extend, subject to planning.

While it will need work to bring it up from its current G BER, the payoff will be a good-sized family home in a highly sought-after area.

Asking price: €395,000

Agent: Ann O'Neill Auctioneers (056) 776 3963

Recent renovations to this 1920s cottage include a bespoke Linden kitchen with island unit and Belfast sink, along with insulation and new sash windows, heating system and bathroom fittings.

Extended to 853sq ft, it has three bedrooms (one en suite), a family bathroom and open-plan kitchen/dining/living space. There's off-street parking and a walled back garden is set out in lawn.

It's in the heart of Kilkenny city, within walking distance of shops, schools, parks and sporting amenities.

Drumard, Cavan, Co Cavan

Asking price: €220,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Declan Woods (049) 438 0038

With its whitewashed walls and bright red door and window frames, this stone cottage has plenty of chocolate-box appeal. Measuring 538sq ft, the home has a living/dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms (two double, one single) and a bathroom.

The property is situated on a 5.58-acre site with a paddock and several outbuildings, but if the new owners want yet more space to roam, it's 3km to Killykeen Forest Park with its wooded walks, cycle tracks and lakes. Cavan town is 7km away.

Schoolhouse, Cuing Beg, Foxford, Co Mayo

Asking Price: €300,000

Agent: CK Properties & Auctioneers (096) 70878

This former schoolhouse is in a class of its own with its 1.9 acres of woodland and eye-watering views of Lough Conn across the road. The 1,389sq ft property has a sitting room with solid fuel stove, a kitchen, utility room, dining room, guest WC, five bedrooms and a family bathroom.

It's just a few minutes drive to Pontoon Lakes, where popular watersports include kayaking and fishing, and you can go hiking and cycling in nearby Drummin Woods. Foxford is 4km away.