FIG TREE FARM, WEST CORK, IRELAND. FOR SALE

Figtree Farm nestles in a fold in the hills of the beautiful West Cork countryside. Six miles inland from Bantry Bay, Figtree Cottage and May's Cottage, both facing due south, sit at the end of its own private 100 yard driveway. Figtree Cottage is a traditional West Cork farm house with 4 bedrooms, bathroom including shower cubicle and bath, kitchen, dining room, large sitting room, utility room, office and spacious conservatory. May's cottage is a two bedroom stone cottage with kitchen, bathroom,and living room. Attached to May's Cottage is a double garage over which there is a new workshop which could also be used as an office or studio.
	Both Cottages have oil fired central heating, independent telephone and satellite TV. Figtree Cottage has wireless broadband. Both cottages are in excellent decorative condition and the owners would be pleased to offer furnishings to a purchaser of Figtree Farm. The farm (smallholding) totals 9 acres, of which 1 1/2 is a laid out garden to the rear of both cottages, The garden is low maintenance consisting of a multitude of shrubs and trees. It is an adventure garden, round every corner there is another surprise, A pergola, a gazebo, a chalet at the top of the garden, this garden has so many secrets, even 39 steps.
In addition to the garden there are 9 individual fields all enclosed by dry stone walls. Where 3 fields meet there is a cow shed / stable with surrounding service area. The field nearest to the house contains a 4 room animal / storage house with hay loft above, currently the home to 4 goats but could also house pigs or sheep. This field is enclosed by mature fir and ash trees. Alongside this field is a well manured vegetable plot, this also faces south. Figtree Farm is organic though not certified as such. One 2 acre field is set aside for wild life. All out buildings are serviced with electricity and water.
	Current occupants, other than human, of Figtree Farm consist of 3 Shetland ponies and a donkey, 2 sheep, 4 goats, 12 ducks 7 chickens and 2 geese and 4 bird aviaries housing Cockatiels, Budgies, Love Birds, Finches and Canaries. Whilst we would be pleased for these to remain at Figtree Farm this is not an obligation to any prospective purchaser. This is a marvellous, once in a lifetime opportunity to drop out of the rat race and find out how life should be lived. Being a country property we pay no rates (council tax), no water rates as we have our own deep water bore hole producing the most wonderful soft sweet spring water, no rates for sewage as we have our own septic tank (3 years old). Figtree Farm has an annual income of just over 1000 euro each year. And, yes, there is a Figtree.