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THE ACCOMMODATIONS: Ashwood Cottage is a ranch-style (one-story) two-bedroom stone cottagea beautifully restored farm stables ideal for small families or two couples. Stone, wood, and natural fabrics have been used extensively in this recent makeover to give the clean, modern cottage a traditional Irish charm. One bedroom has a double bed; the second has twin beds. The living room / dining area is furnished with dining table and chairs, and upholstered living room group with a color TV, stereo, and solid fuel cast iron stove built into the fireplace (may be used for supplemental heating, or just to add an authentic Irish coziness to the room). The cottage has one full bathroom with hand basin, toilet, and tub with shower.
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THE SETTING:
Ashwood Cottage is one of three cottages that are set in an idyllic rural setting just 1.5 miles
from pretty, award-winning Terryglass village in northern County
Tipperarythe very center of Ireland. Surrounding the cottages are 140
acres of organic farmland and pastures with
horses, newborn lambs in the spring, and with
blackberry picking and jam making among the harvest activities of
autumn.
TERRYGLASS VILLAGE WITH PADDY'S BAR |
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offers two excellent eating establishments, the award
winning Paddys
Bar pub/restaurant (with traditional Irish music several times
weekly), and the seafood specializing Derg Inn family-run
pub/restaurant (music performances often).
Less than ten minutes south of Terryglass at Kilgarvin Quay is the
gourmet restaurant Brocka on the Water (great food, no music). |
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THE LOCATION: At the northeastern end of Lough Derg, Terryglass is in the very center of the Republic of Ireland. It is perfectly located as a touring base for exploration of most of Ireland, and especially the nearby counties of Tipperary, Offaly, Galway (& the Connemara), Clare, Limerick, Laoise, and Kerry. Principal cities and towns within easy day-trip reach of Terryglass include Dublin, Limerick, Ennis, Galway, Nenagh, Tralee, and Birr. Shannon International Airport is only 1.5 hours from Terryglass. Dublin International Airport is less than 3 hours away. Major attractions within easy day-trip range of Terryglass in the |
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Terryglass in the Burren National Park, the |
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Aillwee Cave, the Cliffs of Moher, the Craggaunowen |
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prehistoric project, Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, the thatched cottages and medieval churches at Adare, the manicured gardens of Birr Castle Demesne, important medieval monastic sites at Clonmacnoise, Lorrha, Roscrea, Clonfert, and Holy Cross Abbey, the peat bog experience of the West Offaly Railway, and the medieval fortress/cathedral the Rock of Cashel. Within day-trip reach are castles in abundance: Redwood Castle, Birr, Portumna, Nenagh, Knappogue, Bunratty, Dunguaire, King Johns, Kilkenny, and Cahir, to name but a few. There are lively markets in Nenagh and Killaloe on the lake and pubs with traditional Irish music in Terryglass, Nenagh, and Garrykennedy.
LOUGH DERG
CENTRAL IRELAND'S
GREAT LAKE |
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ACTIVITIES: In addition to touring throughout Ireland, guests enjoy water sports (fishing, boating, swimming) on Lough Derg, cruising on Lough Derg, golfing at courses in Portumna and Nenagh, walking at Portumna Forest Park, or in the nearby Slieve Bloom, Silvermines, and Slieve Aughty mountains, pony trekking, visiting nearby craft shops in Puckane and Ballyartella, and joining in the traditional Irish music nights at several local pubs. |
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THE HOSTS: The three guest cottages were constructed in 1999 on the organic farm where the family has lived and worked for generations. The owners and their family live on the property and are enthusiastic, knowledgeable hosts, eager to help their guests discover Ireland from a comfortable, central, rural base in County Tipperary.
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Learn more about HOME AT FIRST's travel program to: CENTRAL IRELAND. |
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