I reckon that in these markets the sellers will have to be realistic. Why not just chance your arm and make an offer for the house even if it is below the asking price.

Kevin ~ The wall was one of the features that struck me about Kinlough House. I do admire people who can produce such work with their hands. I built my own boundary wall with an elderly man from the locality and it was the best summer I had ever spent and it was great to see a final product.

The wall at Kinlough House is indeed a great testimony to your late father in law and the O’Neills who bulit it. I’m also glad to hear that Dermot Kinlen was as I envisioned him … a man, despite his standing and wealth had the common touch.

My best to all associated with Kinlough House.

Sneem has been host to many dignatories over the years and Dermot certainly used his considerable connections to promote the area. There are a number of monuments dotted throughout the village which are there as a direct or indirect result of Dermot’s involvement. For example the Chinese Panda, The Silver Tree which was presented by Israeli President Chaim Hertzog, the O’Dalaigh monument, and Issis, the Egyptian Goddess.

Although a member of the ‘lofty circle’, Dermot’s ability to show genuine interest in the ordinary souls living around Sneem, has won him many admirers.

Sadly missed.

I’m like you. I love peeping into houses for sale when on holiday and imagining what the place was like in it’s hey day.

I know that Sneem is a place of annual retreat for doctors, judges etc. down from the ‘big smoke’. What a pity such a lovely little house is sitting empty all this time.