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WillowTheWhisp · 20-12-2006, 17:12

Is that Omagh (a town in Tyrone) or Armagh (a county)?

Southern Ireland is not as cheap as it use to be. Not too long ago you could buy a decent detatched house for £10,000! We were looking at a huge one in Donegal that was gong for £80,000 and I mean HUGE!

Educational standards are high and wages are rising with the booming economy, which is why house prices are going up. They call it the Celtic Tiger.

The downside of the house in Donegal for us was the remoteness of the village, distance to travel for schools and lack of easily accessible shops.

I have spent some time on a farm in Roscommon years ago before wages and prices took off and it was beautiful, peaceful and friendly. We could go out and leave the doors open (in fact there wasn't a lock!) so that neighbours could come in and wait for us if they called while we were out.

We didn't have running water then though - had to pump it up from a well or catch it in rain barrels. Unless you count the water which ran down the wall when we tried to install central heating via the Aga and the pipes leaked!

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WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Southern Ireland Is that Omagh (a town in Tyrone) or Armagh (a county)? Southern Ireland is not as cheap as it use to be. Not too long ago you could buy a decent detatched house for £10,000! We were looking at a huge one in Donegal that was gong for £80,000 and I mean HUGE! Educational standards are high and wages are rising with the booming economy, which is why house prices are going up. They call it the Celtic Tiger. The downside of the house in Donegal for us was the remoteness of the village, distance to travel for schools and lack of easily accessible shops. I have spent some time on a farm in Roscommon years ago before wages and prices took off and it was beautiful, peaceful and friendly. We could go out and leave the doors open (in fact there wasn't a lock!) so that neighbours could come in and wait for us if they called while we were out. We didn't have running water then though - had to pump it up from a well or catch it in rain barrels. Unless you count the water which ran down the wall when we tried to install central heating via the Aga and the pipes leaked! __________________