Four Directions Cottage is restorative, in part because of its location and superb host, and in part because the cottages grounded me. Its whitewashed stonewalls, the windows looking out on a lovely view, and the very clean, cared for rooms, helped me settle after a hectic time. Plus, it's just down down the road from the Hungry Hill hike, part of the Beara Way. The "hill," more like a small mountain, consists of layers and folds of bare rocks--though with enough greenery and grasses for the sheeps. I saw a few lying on tall rocks surveying the view. I only wish it had been available for longer.