Amazing Retreat!
I lead a high stress job and stumbled upon this lovely place browsing AirBNB. I wanted a secluded getaway. A local getaway. Was not looking for a big city trip. What a choice.
The cottages sit in the middle of pristine bogland. Distant sounds of sheep, faint wind blowing, rain outside your window. Its literally a sleep machine! Beautiful welcome gift of eggs, scones and coffee. Firewood and Peat in abundance. Upon arriving, Charlie shows you the ins and outs and gets you all set up. After that he is out of your hair. Both he and Dearbhaill let you be you! They offer assistance if you want, suggestions if you want... But they are good at being hosts and reading people.
If there is. chance to join them for a few hours as they give their cultural experience to the tourists that come, join. Its fun and informative. But this is by choice. Its up on top of the hill and you will not even know it was going on.
Spiddal is a quaint, low key, amazing oceanside town roughly 10 min away. Its fun for pints of Guinness and some live music. Feeny's is a good butcher shop wirer I bought a steak and some veggies to cook.
This is the real deal Irish getaway. Local as it gets. A gem in the middle of the most pristine, scenic, engulfing landscape. I want to go back.