{"id":644000,"date":"2026-10-03T22:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/644000\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T22:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T22:36:30","slug":"from-rabbits-in-the-garden-to-a-jacuzzi-bath-the-e825000-cork-home-with-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/644000\/","title":{"rendered":"From rabbits in the garden to a Jacuzzi bath: The \u20ac825,000 Cork home with it all"},"content":{"rendered":"

A1,000-year-old structure inspired the name of this house near Carrigtwohill… but everything else about Rath\u00f3g is modern.<\/p>\n

The four-bed detached property, at Ballintubber, was built in 2008, and takes its name from an old ringfort in the locality.<\/p>\n

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A split-level design and mezzanine landing mean a lovely combination of grand and welcoming when you enter this house, which has a stone-and-render facade and an arched entrance.<\/p>\n

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The owners \u2014 Claire and Conor, who have three young sons \u2014 bought this house four years ago and were drawn to the serene setting and the versatility of the home: \u201cIt was the gorgeous views and the big, safe garden that first caught my eye and the house itself has room for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

That \u2018everything\u2019 includes a playroom complete with trapeze set in the attic, though the children were by no means confined to just one area. \u201cThey play all over the house and love riding their sit-on cars around the hallway or exploring the fairy garden or playing on the trampoline or swingset outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

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There are plenty of spots, too, to get some quiet time, with a waterfall area in the landscaped gardens or the main bedroom with its double doors leading to a balcony overlooking miles of fields as options. \u201cI practise yoga in front of the balcony upstairs, but also love the snug downstairs,\u201d says Claire.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Snug\u2019 does not quite give an accurate sense of the size of this vaulted-ceiling room, with a new wood-burning stove and minimalist, ring-shaped Arcchio LED chandelier. On the ground floor there\u2019s also a dual- aspect living room, with two sets of double doors leading to the back garden and to the studio\/office.<\/p>\n

The oak-floored office could also be converted to a gym or an extra living room\/sunroom.<\/p>\n

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And the real heart of the house is the large kitchen, with solid-oak cabinetry with granite worktops and a large centre island, as well as a freestanding Stanley range. There are two steps up to a dining area that looks out onto the garden.<\/p>\n

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Also off the kitchen is a boot room\/utility, which can be accessed from the back garden \u2014 ideal to divert people coming home in wet or muddy sports gear.<\/p>\n

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Then, the athletes (or parents who\u2019ve been on the sidelines) can head up to the main bathroom with its double Jacuzzi bath.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was really good thought put in to this house and a lovely, quality finish, so we didn\u2019t have to change too much \u2014 we put in more modern lighting, new stairs carpet, painted, two new stoves, and mostly behind-the-scenes things, such as a new oil tank and boiler.\u201d<\/p>\n

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They also added whole-house water filtration and a new high-pressure water pump, so buyers should be able to move straight in.<\/p>\n

This 445sq m, B2-rated home is now on the market for \u20ac825k.<\/p>\n

The family is moving towards the coast, but they have enjoyed regular trips to Fota Wildlife and Arboretum, which is 12 minutes away by car.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, early risers and people who stay up late have spotted rabbits and a badger in the back garden, which is bounded by fields to the rear and a neighbour\u2019s horse paddock on one side. There are electric gates to the front, so children can play outside.<\/p>\n

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Gaelscoil Mhainistir Na Corann primary school is a four-minute spin away and there are also primary schools in Carrigtwohill. Families with younger children will be delighted with the popular Mary Geary\u2019s Childcare, a short drive away at the business park in Carrigtwohill.<\/p>\n

Interest is expected to come from people already living in the area who are keen to trade up to a good-sized family home that doesn\u2019t need to be upgraded; or people working locally who want a base that\u2019s commutable, but still has countryside calm. Stryker\u2019s Carrigtwohill operations are just 6km away and it\u2019s less than 20 minutes to industries at Little Island.<\/p>\n

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Niamh Hegarty, of Hegarty Properties, says: \u201cYou don\u2019t get homes of this great quality in East Cork too often and this one was built so thoughtfully and to such an exceptional standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery room has great scale and there were no compromises made when building, which is why even rooms like the utility are just massive. I\u2019ve never seen anything like the playroom here. It\u2019s fabulous. And it could also be an amazing home office, if new owners wanted to move up from downstairs. The location is incredible, too \u2014 you can be at the city in 15 minutes or over to Fota in no time. It\u2019s so very accessible, but you have great privacy and peace here too. You can be onto the N25 very easily, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n VERDICT: This house seamlessly \u2014 or magically? \u2014 blends countryside tranquility with modern family living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A1,000-year-old structure inspired the name of this house near Carrigtwohill… but everything else about Rath\u00f3g is modern. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":644001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,25976,61,60],"class_list":["post-644000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-cork-property","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=644000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/644000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/644001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=644000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=644000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=644000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}