Eamonn and Liz O’Sullivan built their energy-efficient bungalow in what is effectively the front garden of his parents’ house on the outskirts of the Kerry town
Eamonn and Liz O’Sullivan built their energy-efficient bungalow on land owned by Eamonn’s parents on the outskirts of the Kerry town
Their colour choice helped give their house its name too, Lon Dubh – blackbird as Gaeilge. It also coats the five-bar gate to the front and it’s the punchy block of colour in the steel spiral staircase that leads up to a roomy mezzanine in the kitchen. The exterior of the bungalow painted in blackbird colours, with the five-bar gate similarly liveried and customised to try and stop the deer getting in and eating their early-stage garden
With the family growing they made a decision, pre-pandemic, to relocate to Kenmare, where they rented a house from a friend. Planning in Kenmare is quite strict, says Eamonn. “We got it because I was the son of a landowner and there was a need – we were renting in the area.” In a bungalow, the thinking was to go modern, says Liz, but the couple already had much of their furniture, a lot of which was mid-century. “We didn’t want to fit out the new house with all new stuff. The furniture we had was already 40 years old and had weight and history.”
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