Truly an exquisite experience. We had a quintessential weeklong rural Irish stay at Margerysfolly with Wendy’s help. The property and surroundings are beautiful, well kept, lush and just so enchanting. The house is in the old farmhouse style but comfortable with plenty of hot water, a fireplace, lovely decor and a sunroom for dining and hanging out. The location is remote but not impossibly so, there is a grocery store 15 min away, but it’s completely serene at night and during the day. Wendy was responsive before our arrival and throughout, and waited for us with a home cooked meal after our drive from Dublin. She also had all the staples to get us through the next morning (eggs, coffee, bacon, bread). We shopped and cooked a lot ourselves and the kitchen was very well equipped for that. Wendy had great suggestion for where to eat out in Bantry, what to visit (Sheepshead lighthouse, a farmers market, some nice hikes etc). We definitely did some driving around and sightseeing but my advice would be to take it easy and just enjoy the atmosphere of the house.
Definitely follow Wendy’s instructions to get to the house! Coming from the east, GPS will send you south from Drimoleague on R593 and then up from Clonely - it’s *not* the best way for a variety of reasons. Just follow R586 until a left turn onto R594.
Lastly, the boreen (the road leading up to the house, a driveway of sorts) is a bit rough and winding but because the area is on shale rock, it’s easy enough to drive on (it’s not soft and muddy).