Goodbye commuter homes, hello rural living: Swapping the city for country living
As lockdown lifts, househunters are looking to the country for a slice of the good life
Lynne Byrne with daughters Ellen and Emily at their home overlooking Glendalough. Photo: Gerry Mooney
Katy McGuinnness
If the experience of living in lockdown in the city has you yearning for country life, it seems that you are not alone. The diaspora is on its way home - and it's rural homes they are after - as are more and more city dwellers.
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