Sherry FitzGerald McMahon is seeking €435,000 for a six-bed house in Inch, three miles from Ennis, Co Clare. Emma Cullinanfinds properties at a similar price in France, Spain, Croatia and England

ENGLAND: DorsetThree-bedroom listed thatched cottage in countryside 4.5 miles from abbey town of Sherborne.

Has exposed beams, open fireplace in the sittingroom and wood-burning stove in the diningroom. It has a cottage garden and there is also a double garage and a paddock with three stables, tack room and store.

Price: £395,000 (€428,125)

Agent: Knight Frank, 0044 1935 812236

FRANCE: Normandy

Colombages house with outbuildings on over eight acres (3.5 hectares). The house measures 250sq m (2,691sq ft) and has a large livingroom with stone fireplace, diningroom with stone fire, three bedrooms, and three bathrooms. Outbuildings include apple press, old bread oven with a thatched roof, cowshed, dairy and a wash house. Close to Camembert.

Price: €430,000

Agent: Latitudes, 0044 208 951 5155

SPAIN: Fortuna

Villa of 400sq m (4,305.5sq ft) in own grounds with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. The modern kitchen has a sitting area and fireplace, as does the large lounge. Outside are the swimming pool, terraces, and covered areas. The house is 10 minutes from town. Alicante and Murcia airports are an hour away, as is the coast.

Price: €399,000

Agent: Real Homes in Real Spain, 0034 968 778 630

CROATIA: Istria

A new villa in Vizinada, Istria, with four bedrooms (one en suite), two family bathrooms, a large kitchen-cum-dining area, livingroom with patio doors to the swimming pool and the separate outdoor barbecue area. The villa is 15km from the holiday resort of Porec, an hour from Pula and Trieste (Italy) airports, and two hours from Venice.

Price: €425,000

Agent: Adriatic Riviera, 0035318215025