Hollywood star Saoirse buys a house in West Cork

HOLLYWOOD A-Lister Saoirse Ronan is said to have bought her dream home in West Cork.

Saoirse has vacationed here several times with her mother Monica and is said to have been particularly enthusiastic about the Ballydehob and Schull areas, where she presumably bought her new coastal hole.

Colm Cleary of James Lyons O’Keeffe Auctioneers is believed to be the sales agent for the property, but when contacted, he declined to comment.

The cozy interior of Saoirse Ronan’s new home.

It is believed that Saoirse’s new home was previously on the market for nearly € 800,000 but was sold off-market.

Late last year, Saoirse sold her house in Greystones, Co Wicklow, for a little over 1.6 million euros.

Many other celebrities, including Jeremy Irons and Graham Norton, have homes in West Cork where they enjoy the privacy that locals give them to spend some time off the radar.

In Saoirse’s latest film Ammonite, she shares the screen with Titanic star Kate Winslet. It is set in the 1840s and is inspired by the life of a paleontologist Mary Anning, played by Kate, who finds love for Saoirse (26).

The film shows so-called “steamy” sex scenes between the two. Kate is reported to have said, “Saoirse and I choreographed it. I felt the proudest I’ve ever done a love scene – and by far the least confident. ‚