Donamoney, The Pigeons, Athlone

€395K SHERRY FITZGERALD O’MEARA, (0906) 475500 Anyone who has ever lugged a reluctant Henry around their square footage will have dreamed of getting a central vacuum system. You’ll find such a thing in this large fourbedroom detached house near Athlone, along with other mod cons such as a water softener, a soundproofed first floor and a heat recovery system (the BER is B2). It’s 2,302 sq ft on two floors with three bedrooms upstairs (one en suite) and the fourth on the ground floor. Downstairs there’s also a 38ft long kitchen and lounge with a separate utility room, a dual-aspect sitting room with a fireplace, and a study.