We had a lovely welcome at Michelle's cottage and everything we needed was provided. The location was fantastic and it was a wonderful opportunity to stay in the true Kerry landscape in a traditional cottage. While the cottage has a remote feeling, halfway up a mountainside, it is close to towns and some beautiful beaches and is a great base to explore Valentia Island and the Ring of Kerry.
During some bad weather, the cottage was the perfect retreat, with a crackling log fire and a sense of how life was in these parts for hundreds of years. There is no TV or internet, but this was a plus for us, as we wanted to escape from it all.
The local farmers who tend the sheep on the mountain, brought our children to visit the sheep and their two little dogs were great with them. Were were lucky in our timing and invited to watch the sheep being sheared - by hand!!!! It was all part of a fantastic experience at the cottage.