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• dclowd9901 5y ago
  He seemed to think 54 thousand pounds wouldn’t pay for a “chicken coop” on that island so maybe it’s a bit more pricey there than one might suspect? From my understanding island life can be a pretty expensive proposition all around.
  • sbierwagen 5y ago
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    • smcl 5y ago
      The guy was from Northern Ireland (where the “civil war” you are taking about was happening) and bought a house in Ireland (where it wasn’t). Also comparing NI during The Troubles to Iraq is a bit of a stretch.
  • Stevvo 5y ago
    With only 150 inhabitants, properties will not go at market value. 54k will not pay for a chicken coop, because nobody will sell him a chicken coop.
  • ornornor 5y ago
    Elsewhere in the comments it says the judge awarded 48k eur based on the owners own valuation at 60k eur. And the hotel next door is now for sale for 400k. So maybe that’s the actual value of that house after all.
  • rsynnott 5y ago
    The house was probably virtually worthless, in that no-one would want to buy it, but on the other hand 60k euro certainly wouldn’t replace it. Build costs in Ireland are in the 100-200euro range per sqm at the moment, and that’s before considering that it’s an _island_.