After 12 years renting a two-bed apartment, buying and renovating this woodland retreat was a dream come true for two avid hikers
Martina Mahady in her Co Wicklow home. Photo: Mary Browne
Like many rural Irish villages, Rathdrum in Wicklow, could be described as a one-horse town: a handful of pubs and shops dotted along its one long main street.
There’s no cosmopolitan vibe here but rather a sleepy one. But anyone fond of the phrase ‘one-horse-town’ might be missing the point entirely. It is exactly this sleepy, otherwise ‘removed’ mood that’s part of its charm and makes so much of Wicklow prime real estate.