We had an enjoyable 3 nights in Allihies at Maeve’s house. It was right in town, so everything was walkable. We appreciated the off street parking spot, a fully stocked kitchen and comfortable queen bed.
We thought there was WiFi but I was mistaken. It didn’t matter because I got pretty good reception on my phone and there is free WiFi at O’Neills and the Copper Museum Cafe.
And having a washer and dryer was so great because we packed one suitcase each, and needed to do all laundry every 5 days.
We ended up cooking a pasta dinner on the last night after having so many meals out. We bought groceries in Castletownbere (8 miles away) after our day there and Bere Island. Maeve’s kitchen had all necessary cooking gear.
There is a small grocery store in Allihies too and the owner even hand drew a map for me to find my grandmother’s old house up in the hills above the town.
This town is quiet except on the Sunday we arrived, just in time to head over to O’Neill’s for dinner, drinks and the live Irish music. What fun! Live music on Wednesday’s too, but we moved on that morning to our next adventure in Killarney National Park.
Maeve’s home had lots of room, especially for only two of us but after being in cities for the previous 9 nights, we loved having the quiet town, lots of room and friendly people.