In common parlance, Whitfield Manor in Kilmeadan, County Waterford is what you might call a doer-upper. But one that comes with a serious price tag. Only the very wealthy could afford to pick up the refurbishment bill for this listed country house. Built in the mid-nineteenth century in the Italianite style, it has a grand ballroom, large reception rooms, and 230 acres of land, including woodlands and a formal garden that have fallen into severe disrepair.  When Co Antrim developer Alastair Jackson bought the estate in the early noughties he secured planning permission for a golf resort and luxury hotel…

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