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ACCOMMODATION
Each house can comfortably
accommodate up to 5 people in one double bedroom (ensuite), 1 twin
room and one single room. The large living/dining room features an
open fireplace.
The houses feature all modern conveniences including double glazing,
electric central heating, microwave, electric cooker, microwave,
dishwasher, colour TV, hairdryer & direct dial telephone. Bed linen
and towels are also provided. Private parking at each house.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Onsite facilities include children’s
playground, football pitch, tennis, crazy golf, boules and scenic
walks. In addition, the seasonal Clifden Glen Club boasts a
Clubhouse with Irish Bar & Restaurant and regular evening
entertainment. There is a special arrangement for guests to pay
weekly membership (at discounted rates) to the Leisure Centre and
Swimming Pool at the Station House Hotel in Clifden. Pony trekking,
sailing, golf, angling, cycling, heritage tours close by.
 Lough
Cutra is one of Ireland's
most beautiful Castles, standing proudly in the middle of its 500
acres wooded demesne at the Gateway to the world renowned Burren and
City of Galway. The Castle itself was built in 1811 and is
surrounded by 500 acres of parkland and the 1000 acre Lough. As soon
as you enter the gate of Lough Cutra you will have the opportunity
to experience the best that the countryside has to offer.
The estate is convenient to both
Shannon International Airport (31 miles) and the wonderful City of
Galway (15 miles). It is convenient to many local facilities - the
market town of Gort is only 5 minutes away, the sea and beaches, 2
golf courses, Coole Park, the famous Burren, Aran Islands, Cliffs of
Moher, Aillwee Caves and Clarinbridge are all within easy reach.
The Castle boasts a whole range of
activities perfect for the outdoor enthusiast including coarse pike
fishing on the private 1000 acre lake, equestrian facilities that
are second to none (including annual hunter trial events), a
historic castle designed by the world renowned architect John Nash,
and a number of self catering cottages available for both short term
and long term letting.
Lough Cutra Castle is available
exclusively by select private groups by appointment only and is also
available to film production companies as a location.
 An
Sean Teach (The Old
House) 500 metres from the
Atlantic at Galway Bay, amidst an ancient landscape, of tiny
stonewalled fields and wild bogs is the thatched cottage known to
the generations who lived there as, an sean teach.? the old house.
Seven generations of a local family
were born here. It was the small home of a Gaelic speaking family,
subsistance farmers and fishermen, knitters, turf cutters who lived
in special harmony with the wild nature of their place. Within the
thick walls of this happy home, riches were counted in song, music
and story. The culture of this community at the western edge of
Ireland was one of the few places where traditional Gaelic culture
survived. Today, that culture is thriving in what is the greatest
period in Ireland's history. The Sean Teach is still standing today
with its' white-washed walls shining whiter and it's thatch as tight
and cosy as ever before. Today, it is one the finest, restored homes
of it kind in existence.
 Lovingly and
patiently restored to the finest detail with modem conveniences
added discreetly, this home is available to rent. It's owners are a
family steeped in the rich heritage of this place. Their home will
provide you with a vacation you will never forget! This is the ideal
romantic getaway or creative nest. It is the perfect base from which
to explore and walk the hidden Ireland, often talked of but rarely
experienced.
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