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ROSE
LODGE, CARNEY, COUNTY SLIGO, IRELAND
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© HOME AT FIRST
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THE
COMFORTABLE
LIVING ROOM
AT ROSE LODGE |
THE ACCOMMODATION: Rose Lodge is a complete house on a sizeable lot just outside of the small
village of Carney, Republic of Ireland. There is room for up to eight persons in its four
double bedrooms. Two of these have double beds and are on the upper (second) floor of the
house. There is also a master double bedroom with twin beds and an en suite bath (with
tub/shower) on the second floor. A main bathroom with shower is also on the second floor.
The ground floor bedroom (twin beds) has a private access to a full bathroom (with shower)
that is also accessible from the hall utility room (where the washing machine is located.
A large, well-appointed, handsome eat-in kitchen and comfy living room with color
television and fireplace complete the downstairs layout. Outside the house there is
private, off-street parking, lawn furniture on the private grounds, and a tumble dryer in
a shed. |
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THE SETTING: Rose Lodge is a two-story house on a rural lane less than a minute from
the village of Carney, Ireland. The house is set back from the road on a manicured lot
which is both private and quiet. Carney village is little more than a pub, a shop, a
restaurant and a post office on the northernmost arm of Sligo Bay, providing safe harbor
from the open Atlantic.
Carney is in County Sligo, in the northwest of the Republic of Ireland. Home and gravesite
of beloved Irish poet William Butler Yeats, this corner of Sligo combines an inspiring
natural beauty with a rich Irish culture. Although the small city of Sligo is just minutes
away to the south of Carney, the region is predominantly rural, scenic and historic. The
land is hilly and partly wooded. There are mountains and cliffs along the coast and
further inland which make the landscape dramatic. |
UPSTAIRS BEDROOM
AT ROSE LODGE |
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THE HOSTS: The host/owners live in the house next door. They are friendly, helpful,
and eager to see to the comfort of their guests. They willingly provide suggestions for
activities, what to see and do in the region, and restaurants.
ACTIVITIES: The broad expanses of nearby Mullaghmore Beach invite swimmers, strollers
and fishers just minutes from Rose Lodge. There are many farms, most concerned with dairy
cows or sheep production, and fishing villages. There are castle ruins, and thatched
cottages in all states of repair. There is always
traditional Irish
music playing somewhere nearby--in a pub, in a theater, in a town square, or in a
festival. There are local open-air markets in most neighboring towns, and Irish wooden
crafts, woolen goods, and crystal glass are well-known local products. There’s superb
golf, too, here on the rugged coast at the famed championship
links courses of
Rosses Point,
Enniscrone,
Bundoran, and
Donegal, all within 90 minutes of Carney.
There’s hiking on trails that crisscross
the varied landscape. And there’s good fishing at sea, in the bay, and inland in the
rivers and lakes of Sligo. There’s good food here, hearty local Irish
food—steaks and salmon and lamb and potatoes and garden greens—as well fine
foods from the Continent and the ocean. There is a wide variety of shops and restaurants.
Besides Sligo town, the very reachable small cities of Galway and Donegal offer good
shopping and eating choices.
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THE
CHEERY KITCHEN AND DINING
ROOM OF ROSE LODGE IS FULLY
EQUIPPED AND SPACIOUS. WITH
MANY
GOOD RESTAURANTS NEARBY
YOU MAY ONLY USE THE KITCHEN
FOR MORNING COFFEE AND MID-
NIGHT
SNACKS, BUT YOU COULD PREPARE AND ENJOY ALL YOUR
MEALS HERE.
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THE LOCATION: Sligo’s central location makes it a great base to explore
Ireland’s Counties Mayo, Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon and Galway as well as much of
Northern Ireland (Ulster). And County Sligo is itself worthy of intensive exploration. The
region’s beauty, its friendly, welcoming residents, its castles, golf courses, music,
food, easy hiking, fishing, horseback riding and many other attractions combine to provide
Sligo with the best of Ireland.
AVAILABILITY: For current availability information, call
HOME AT FIRST at
(800)
523-5842,
or contact us by e-mail at:
info@homeatfirst.com |
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NOTE: This property has been
highly rated by
HOME AT FIRST guests since first being listed in 2001.
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