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    #122
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,021 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    grainnemhaoil wrote: »
    Link below to house in ballinasloe which comes with a bathtub full of dead bees, I kid you not.

    To be fair it also includes the statement
    Best demolished.

    There seems to be a bizzare trend towards honesty in estate agent advertising in that part of the world. Cant really see such strange concepts catching on though.
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    #123
    panda100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,551 ✭✭✭panda100


    Looking for a place to rent in Dublin at the moment and this is seriously the best I have come across so far:

    http://www.myhome.ie/lettings/brochure/igloo-151-harold-s-cross-road-harold-s-cross-dublin-6w/426438


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    #124
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,021 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    grainnemhaoil wrote: »
    Green Valley porperty website always good for a laugh. Their Clare properties are particuarly entertaining. At least they are honest in their descriptions ("vaguely house shaped pile of stones")

    Some more classics :D
    No chance of planning permission. Might make weekend retreat for those with camper vans etc
    This is a wooded site, with a mixture of Ash, Larch etc. Clearing will have to be made to facilitate building. Very suitable for timber house
    Neighbour next door
    Full planning permission for circa 2,600 sq. ft two storey house. Planning ref:P06/759 refers. No strange conditions
    Empty for decades. A challenge for the restoration enthusiast
    Derelict, stonebuilt cottage, now a pile of stones, complete with tree growing out of it
    What was once a house shaped pile of stones, now a wall or two with the rest missing.,
    Steeping into this cottage feels like stepping back in time. Although lived in until October 2007 by a bachelor farmer, the cottage has a distinctly 19th century feel, reminiscent of Bunratty Folk Park.Walls and roof appear to be fine, otherwise comprehensive refurbishment is required.Access is quite unique! From the tarred road, there is a right of way, via a track across a field, to a spot where the previous owner parked his car. This is about 100 metres from the house. From hereon the road becomes a small river, with steep sides, which is drivable by a tractor or modest four wheel drive vehicles.
    Next door to the Church and within walking distance of the pub. As the owner says ‘God on one side and Guinness on the other’.
    Probably best if the whole structure is demolished and started again.

    and best of all.............................
    suitable for very small people


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    #125
    questionmark?
    Registered Users Posts: 3,071 ✭✭✭questionmark?


    darragh16 wrote: »
    I see your cowshed and raise you a similar glorified cowshed

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=461908

    I love the "need of repair" no fcukin sh1t sherlock:D


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    #126
    noxqs
    Registered Users Posts: 413 ✭✭noxqs


    Im shocked.

    Many of these properties are clearly unfit for humans - even animals have a right of better accommodation.

    All the Dublin rentals seems to be cupboards retrofitted to exploit people who dont have any other options.

    Disgraceful.

    I do like the honesty of the property agents in Clare though :).


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    #127
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,021 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    cassid wrote: »
    Thats gross, and there is carpet on the bathroom floor

    Quite common up until about ten years ago ?
    noxqs wrote: »
    All the Dublin rentals seems to be cupboards retrofitted to exploit people who dont have any other options.

    Welcome to Ireland. How many days since you arrived ?
    psycho-hope wrote: »
    When did Sligo become a city???
    Seemingly its quite a common delusion amongst the locals.
    bluewolf wrote: »
    The inside doesn't look that bad
    From the perspective of a Calcuttan slum deweller maybe.
    Aside from an attempt at a kitchen theres damn all to it. And the presence of a storage heater is an ominous sign.


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    #128
    Elfay
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Elfay


    Well I'm apt. hunting and came across this thread tonight - thanks for the break and the great laughs. Just FYI I'm American, and it still never fails to gaul the crap outta me what the Irish have put up with from OTHER Irish people (landlords) for ooh so very long...and still do.

    This is kind of an aside really, but one thing that always kills me is putting a bed in a studio apartment. I've lived in 4 countries and in NYC for years and NO ONE puts a bed in a single room...unless they're a hooker.

    Has no landlord in this country ever heard of a daybed? a sofabed? a murphy bed? or a loft style platform bed?

    You walk in and the whole room is bed...do they not see what the room is screaming at you!?

    Guess it's all in how you look at it.

    El


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    #129
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Original post's ad has been taken down.
    :-/

    what was it?


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    #130
    flas
    Registered Users Posts: 1,270 ✭✭✭flas


    LisaLee wrote: »
    Little bit creepy...

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=398858


    to be fair to that one, glasson is a lovely village only a few miles from athlone, the lakes are beautiful around there, and for 70,000 its seems like you get a good bit of land facing out onto the lake, which i would love, can imagine it, knocking down that house, building another lovely house for about 100 grand or 120 grand with a dock out on the lake, during hot days going swimming in the water and then having bbq's in the evening! it could be really nice!


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    #131
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    LisaLee wrote: »
    Little bit creepy...

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=398858


    http://mediacache-s3eu.daft.ie/6_SaFLjn2GPe4RpeFvcZyiSoa0sJ3LOCjUkr-2EYUvRtPWRhZnQmbD02MDA=.jpg

    Ceiling cat once lived here.


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    #132
    enda1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,166 ✭✭✭enda1


    Elfay wrote: »
    Has no landlord in this country ever heard of a daybed? a sofabed? a murphy bed? or a loft style platform bed?

    Well I'm not a landlord but to answer the question:

    No. Yes. No. Yes.


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    #133
    Diddler1977
    Registered Users Posts: 3,765 ✭✭✭Diddler1977


    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=574126

    Look at pic no. 6. Check out the picture hung up on the blue blind.


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    #134
    blaze1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭blaze1


    Diddler1977 wrote: »
    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=574126

    Look at pic no. 6. Check out the picture hung up on the blue blind.

    thats some spot fairplay


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    #135
    alexa5x5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 521 ✭✭✭alexa5x5


    Degsy wrote: »
    All thats missing from this one is a 300lb cellmate

    http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1015043

    Picture 4..the gimp with the camera is visibly stifling laughter.


    Is this meant to be a flat?? Jaysus! Its just a room with a bathroom/kitchen mashed in! ha ha :D


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    #136
    Cybertron85
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭Cybertron85


    Found another few gems:

    Number 1, a self proclaimed artisan's house (tiny ****hole) with a roof curved like a banana:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=575955

    Second beautiful property we have for you is a bedsit in lovely Drumcondra:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1019258

    Photo one shows a scenic view of the promenade, photo two is a recent invention called a microvision (TV and microwave combination, get your popcorn while you're enjoying an action packed thriller) and photo three gives you what we can only call an improvised sofa.


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    #137
    Sticky_Fingers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭Sticky_Fingers


    Cybertron85 wrote: »
    Found another few gems:

    Number 1, a self proclaimed artisan's house (tiny ****hole) with a roof curved like a banana:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=575955
    I don't know, the roof could be described as a fine example of surrealism that Salvador Dali would be proud of.


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    #138
    whatdoicare
    Registered Users Posts: 2,398 ✭✭✭whatdoicare


    Cybertron85 wrote: »
    Found another few gems:

    Number 1, a self proclaimed artisan's house (tiny ****hole) with a roof curved like a banana:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=575955

    Second beautiful property we have for you is a bedsit in lovely Drumcondra:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1019258

    Photo one shows a scenic view of the promenade, photo two is a recent invention called a microvision (TV and microwave combination, get your popcorn while you're enjoying an action packed thriller) and photo three gives you what we can only call an improvised sofa.
    Ah, I see the second property has two crying chairs.....tv ontop of microwave is a nice touch!


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    #139
    Paparazzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,398 ✭✭✭Paparazzo


    Cybertron85 wrote: »

    Second beautiful property we have for you is a bedsit in lovely Drumcondra:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1019258

    Photo one shows a scenic view of the promenade, photo two is a recent invention called a microvision (TV and microwave combination, get your popcorn while you're enjoying an action packed thriller) and photo three gives you what we can only call an improvised sofa.
    Jesus, i actually feel depressed just looking at the pictures.


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    #140
    Unpossible
    Registered Users Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭Unpossible


    Paparazzo wrote: »
    Jesus, i actually feel depressed just looking at the pictures.
    All of the bedsits in this thread are terrible. Its depressing to know that during the boom these holes were probably being rented out at high prices. I feel sorry for any poor f***er that had to stay in one of these places.


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    #141
    bradlente
    Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭bradlente


    Small enough for ya?

    http://www.daft.ie/searchinternational_sale.daft?id=829439

    Picture 4 is the photographer running away after encountering Leatherface.


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    #142
    Darlughda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,886 ✭✭✭Darlughda


    Oh good old daft for the gems.

    "Brightly lit, spacious apartment. Newly decorated"

    Now, check out the 4 photos.
    http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1027955

    Last time that kip got 'decorated' was late 80's at a push, and from the bargain bin left from the whole decade.

    Just look at that knackered furniture. Even the freewaste sites give away for free better stuff than that!

    Is that really supposed to be a kitchen!!

    Best of all, he is looking for €120 per week for that dump!!


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    #143
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Cybertron85 wrote: »
    Found another few gems:

    Number 1, a self proclaimed artisan's house (tiny ****hole) with a roof curved like a banana:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=575955

    Second beautiful property we have for you is a bedsit in lovely Drumcondra:

    http://www.daft.ie/searchrental.daft?id=1019258

    Photo one shows a scenic view of the promenade, photo two is a recent invention called a microvision (TV and microwave combination, get your popcorn while you're enjoying an action packed thriller) and photo three gives you what we can only call an improvised sofa.

    #2 "let agreed"!!!! :eek:


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    #144
    InTheTrees
    Registered Users Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    "Newly Decorated" really means you've just dragged a bunch of old furniture into the room.


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    #145
    sensibleken
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    InTheTrees wrote: »
    "Newly Decorated" really means you've just dragged a bunch of old furniture into the room.

    Or 'recently cleaned up blood stains (kinda)'


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    #146
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    InTheTrees wrote: »
    "Newly Decorated" really means you've just dragged a bunch of old furniture into the room.

    Think it means they just cleaned out the rat/badger/owl traps round the property.


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    #147
    FTGFOP
    Registered Users Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭FTGFOP


    I'm hoping this was a temporary arrangement.


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    #148
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    FTGFOP wrote: »
    I'm hoping this was a temporary arrangement.

    Having a chair in the bathroom allows you to have a conversation with your visitors while on the throne.

    As for the washingmachine on the bath :eek::D


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    #149
    FTGFOP
    Registered Users Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭FTGFOP


    Reckon it to be a dryer but it hardly matters.


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    #150
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    LisaLee wrote: »
    Little bit creepy...

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=398858

    I actually love this .
    :o


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    #151
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,025 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    LisaLee wrote: »
    Little bit creepy...

    http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=398858

    I actually love this. I see potential :) All that privacy. Love it.
    :o


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