People will want to get their teeth into this property, says estate agent Michael Downey of Burdon, a semi-detached 1930s era home in Blackrock’s Menloe Gardens — where, to certain Cork families, the location speaks for itself, doing so in dulcet tones. Menloe House was rebuilt after a fire in 1937, around the same time in the 1930s and into the 1940s/war years that individual, detached and semi-detached homes in Menloe Gardens were being rolled out in the ‘English garden’ and domestic revival style and manner. Today, a distinguishing feature is the maturity of the greenery and individual gardens throughout, crowned by century-plus old chestnut trees in Menloe Gardens’ central green. Then, phew, there’s Glendhu, a semi-d of standard c 1,375 sq ft size, with a 2022 planning grant for a 790 sq ft extension, which featured here last summer, C1 rated with a €845 AMV. They’ll be , buying for the long haul, and for the kudos of the lovely mature grounds, the Blackrock location, and putting down roots in leafy Menloe Gardens.

Source: Irish Examiner April 06, 2026 21:35 UTC