This weekend sees the launch of a small cluster of Section 23 courtyard townhouses and detached houses within the confines of an historical country estate at Lough Rynn golf course in Co Leitrim.

The estate that the golf course is built around is of vast historic significance and also includes a marvellous leisure centre, spa, restaurants, conference facilities and children's amenities and a family-run hotel.

The development is located 8km off the N4 (Dublin-Sligo) and is just over two hours from Dublin.

The townhouses are built in a courtyard layout and complement the existing buildings.

Designed to the highest specification, features include top-of-the-range German Alno kitchens, marble fireplaces and solid oak floors.

The detached houses include remotecontrol gas fires, stone fireplaces and granite worktops in kitchens, built-in wardrobes and a Jacuzzi.

Designed by the Hanly Group, threebed courtyard houses measure 110sq m (1,190sq ft) while detached houses range in size from 140sq m to 165sq m (1,510sq ft to 1,775sq ft).

As an added bonus each detached house comes with two golf-course memberships and a golf buggy;

courtyard houses have one golf membership.

Price: three-bed courtyard houses from 375,000; detached houses from 559,000
Joint agents: Hooke & MacDonald 01-631 8402 and Lloyd Property Partners 071 963 1066