These days, many people choose to live in a flat or an apartment. A flat or apartment is often suited to a person who lives alone. Apartments were not common outside of the major Irish cities until recently. As the demand for housing increases it is now not unusual to find apartment complexes in rural towns. There are a number of apartment complexes in Carlow town, for example.
Families with children may not find apartment living suitable. A house with a garden gives their children an area in which to play. In other European countries, there is a stronger tradition of family apartment living. Apartment complexes on the Continent are often designed to facilitate a range of activities for children.
Detached Rural House in Co. Carlow
Image of a typical detached modern home in a rural area of Rathoe, near Tullow, Co. Carlow. Part of an estate of mixed housing, this particular style includes four bedrooms with two living areas and kitchen, bathroom and utility.
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermottDetached Rural House in Co. Carlow
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott
Detached Rural House in Co. Carlow
Image of a typical detached modern home in a rural area of Rathoe, near Tullow, Co. Carlow. Part of an estate of mixed housing, this particular style includes four bedrooms with two living areas and kitchen, bathroom and utility.
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermottBecause life in Carlow, as in Ireland generally, is becoming more affluent, people now include rooms in their homes for specific functions. For instance, many families now have a utility room near the kitchen for the washing machine and freezer. Some homes have a study with a computer.
Can you think of any other rooms which have a specific function?
Terraced Houses in Rural Co. Carlow
Image of typical modern terraced homes in a rural golf and country club development in Co. Carlow. This particular style includes four bedrooms. The residence stands in a country park location.
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott.Terraced Houses in Rural Co. Carlow
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott.
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott.
Terraced Houses in Rural Co. Carlow
Image of typical modern terraced homes in a rural golf and country club development in Co. Carlow. This particular style includes four bedrooms. The residence stands in a country park location.
© Sherry Fitzgerald McDermott.Irish families are now generally smaller than in the past. This means that everybody in the family might have their own room.
Due to changes in the way houses are designed, bedrooms in newer houses might have their own en-suite bathrooms.