Marella Holiday Village, Bartrah, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo

What an ugly house, that’s my first thought. I’m not sure if I have much else, but seriously, what an ugly house. Or rather houses, since Lot 6, Lot 66 and Lot 85 are almost identical. Four bedrooms, detached, used to be on sale for E270,000.

I’ve been to Enniscrone, I happen to like it, it’s the only place in Ireland I can remember the sea being vaguely warm, but it is massively overbuilt. I really wish there was more to say, but there’s not. I can’t find a single photo that shows the inside of these houses anywhere. Outside, they’re ugly and look like they haven’t been looked after in a few years or longer. Are they worth even the reserve price? I don’t know. I guess if you really, really want a house down there maybe, but these are so singularly charmless that I’m not sure I could bring myself to.

Maybe if I went to visit them I’d change my mind.