If you have not been here you will never guess. There is nothing along the way to this
house that will prepare you for what you are going to see. A total surprise.
We travelled from Cork; this was my first time in Connemara which appeared a vast
county not much populated. Beautiful landscapes nearly untouched by man’s hand.
We left the smoothly paved national road to get on to the last few kilometres before
arriving to this house: a sideroad driving in what seems a green and rocky desert. At the
gate we still couldn’t see the house.
Finally , 30 meters downhill, our destination revealed itself to us: a beautiful renovated
gate lodge (the Keeper’s Cottage) immersed in a mature and luxurious garden. Once in
the cottage we loved the colour scheme, the modern comfort well adapted to the old
style of the house.
My wife, who loves plants, had the journey of her life exploring the reach variety of
florae. I love trees and there are some which are really impressive. I am not
exaggerating if I say that this was the discovery of an oasis.
When I thought that this was all, my children came back to me with an amazed look and
said: “Did you see the main house?” and they guided me there through a tunnel of
rhododendron. There it was a splendid building overlooking an even more magnificent
view composed of a valley, lakes and mountains! A total joy for the eyes and the spirit.
I could write for many more paragraphs, but we want to thank Mary and John for
welcoming us in this corner of heaven and for the great care you put into it. What a joy!!
Maurizio, Anne-Marie, Kate, Patrick