We moved in with bare concrete floors and created our quirky home together
Aug 18, 2020
3 minutes
‘The island quickly became a magnet for people to gather around chatting.’
Commercial electrician Shane Byrne decided to build the perfect family home in Co Monaghan, even though he didn’t have a family. Then, just as he was completing the building, he met Elaine, his perfect partner. ‘When I moved in, the house had bare concrete floors,’ Elaine, who has since become Shane’s wife, says. ‘But it was a beautiful home, quite quirky and individual. And it was obvious that there was so much we could do with it.’
Its quirky and individual character is largely down to the
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