Property Details

Puffin Cottage. Gannet Cottage. Crab Cottage. Periwinkle Cottage. Blasket Cottage. and Skellig Cottage.
4 Star Bord Failté Approved - Sleeps 8
Ground Floor:
The seaside cottages consist of a sitting/dining room with open fire, fully fitted kitchen, bathroom with Jacuzzi, W.C. and wash hand basin. There is 1 twin bedroom and 1 double bedroom. On the exterior there is a Patio with furniture and barbecue.
First Floor
1 twin bedroom and 1 double bedroom each with en-suite bathrooms with shower, W.C. and wash hand basin.

Services
Oil fired central heating. Open fire - turf/peat supplied free. Colour television. Fridge/freezer. Washing machine/dryer. Microwave. Dishwasher
Oil and electricity are charged extra. Linen and towels supplied free.
Baby-sitting available

Features
Stone fireplace, wooden floors throughout, oak kitchen, pine ceilings, wooden beams in living area. Cot, high chair and stair gate by request.

There are 2 moorings for small boats just offshore from the Seaside Cottages.

Four of the cottages have small freezers to store your daily catch in.

Small well-behaved pets welcome.

Local Area Details

6th century monastery on Skellig Michael Staigue Fort near Castlecove is probably the finest fort in Ireland 2500 years old Tetrapod Footprints on Valentia Island 385 million years old Leacanabuile Fort near Cahirciveen
Carhan House - Birthplace of Daniel O'Connell Killabuonia Oratory - St Finan's Bay Church Island - Waterville 6th century oratory Many other Standing stones, Dolmens, Castles/Forts, Stone Alignments, Burial Grounds, Ogham Stones

Angling:
Sea Angling: Blue shark, gurnard, tope,wrasse, pollack, mackerel, plaice, spurdogs, bass, flats, ray, conger, dog fish, bass, whiting, mullet, codling and coal fish. Fully equipped and approved boats are available at the following bases: Valentia, Cahirciveen, Derrynane. Short angling: Kells - rock fishing for pollack, wrasse and dog fish Coonanna Harbour: Fishing off pier - flat fish, conger Cooncrome Harbour: Rock fishing on western side - pollack, wrasse and mackerel Lough Kay: Beach fishing - flatfish, occasional ray Valentia Island: Ray, conger, mullet, pollack, mackerel Renard Point: Off pier - Flatfish, mackerel, Bass at outflow from Fish Plant (bottom and float fishing) Portmagee - Dogfish, small pollack off bridge. Conger and mullet in harbour St Finians Bay: Bas, flatfish(surf fishing). Pollack, mackerel, wrasse (rock fishing) Ballinskelligs Bay/Waterville: Bass, flat fish (surf fishing) Hogs Head: Pollack, mackerel, wrasse(rock fishing) Derrynane: Bass, flatfish(surf fishing)
Lambs Head: Pollack, mackerel, wrasse, conger, dog fish (spinning and bottom fishing)

Game Angling
Permits available fromo Waterville Tourist Office
River Inny : Salmon (July/August), Sea trout (April onwards), brown trout
Lough Currane - Ghillies for hire on lake shore. Salmon ( Febuary - September); sea trout, brown trout Lough Coppal - Some grilse, sea trout
Cummeragh River - Salmon (March - September),; sea trout Lakes Cloonaghlin and Derriana - Sea trout, Salmon (summer)

Beaches
Reencaheragh - 3km: Tiny beach Glanleam, Valentia - 9km: Small beach in nice location Inny Strand - 8km: Over 2km of sand - very safe swimming beach Ballinskelligs - 11km: Blue flag approved beach
St Finians Bay - 10km: Small sandy beach in spectacular location - not recommended for swimming Cooncrome - 12km: Nice secluded beach safe for swimming White Strand - 15km: Blue flag beach
Kells Bay - 20km: Nice beach Derrynane - 30km: Spectacular beach
*Read notices for safe places to swim

Boat Trips:
Portmagee: Trips to Skellig Rocks to include landing on Skellig Michael -
Coastal trips from Valentia and St Finians Bay

Cycling:
Bicycles to hire from Casey Bicycles Cahirciveen Suggested cycling tours from Cahirciveen Cahirciveen - St Finian's Bay - Ballinskelligs 24miles/32km Cahirciveen - Inny Bridge Waterville - Waterville Lake 20miles/32km Cahirciveen - Portmagee - Valentia 15miles/24km

Crafts:
Craft shops: Cahirciveen, Kells, Waterville

Diving/Sub Aqua:
Valentia, Derrynane, Caherdaniel

Horse Riding:
Ballinskelligs, Cahirciveen, Derrynane

Golf:
Killorglin Golf Club
18 hole - Par 72 - 6497 yards - 5940m
Parkland: 8.00am till dark, Bar and Restaurant
Club Hire and Caddie Service available (pre booking)

Dooks Golf Club
18 hole - par 70 - 6010 yards - 5495 m
Seaside Links near Glenbeigh - opens 10.00am
Catering Facilities
Fees €40 euros per round and and €55 euro per day Monday - Saturday, no green fee time being available on Sunday.

Waterville Golf Club
Championship course, seaside links, designer E. Hackett, fees- €125 euro per player per round, early bird rate Monday - Thursday(excluding bank holidays)
€63 euro per round if playing before 8am or after 4pm. Pre-booking essential.

Shopping:

Cahirciveen, Waterville, Tralee and Killarney

Restaurants:
Portmagee:
The Fishermans - full menu
The Moorings - full menu
Skellig Mist - homebaking and coffee shop
The Bridge Bar - Pub food and lunches
Renard Point: O'Neills Seafood bar
Valentia: The Ring Lyne - Pub food and lunches
Bostons Bar - Pub food and lunches
The Lighthouse Café - Lunch and Dinner menu

Off Road Centres (ATV's):
Quad Safari Waterville
Outdoor Pursuits Centres:

Activity Ireland, Caherdaniel and Cappanlea Outdoor Education Centre
Ornithology - Bird Watchers Paradise:

From the Seaside Cottages - Herring Gull, Shag, Arctic Skua, Heron, Ducks(Mallard, Teal and Wigeon), Wild Geese, Redshank, Swallow, Starling, Magpie, Crow, Rook etc.
Little Skellig's Summer visitors - Puffin, Gannet, Fulmar, Storm Petrel, Kittiwake, Oyster catcher, Razorbill, Gull

Painting:
Plenty of locations to be painted. Visit the Artists centre and Art Gallery at Cill Rialaig Pre-Famine village, Ballinskelligs.
Pub Entertainment:


The Bridge Bar Portmagee - music most nights Tuesday - Irish night
The Shebeen Bar, Cahirciveen - Regular Traditional Irish music and dancing session
Tours:


Skellig Ring
Ring of Kerry
Tour of Dingle Peninsula
Ring of Beara Peninsula
Caragh Lake: Mountain drive
Visitor Attractions:


The Skellig Experience Valentia Island

Valentia Island
Muckross House, Gardens and Traditional Farms
The Kerry Bog Village
The Skellig Chocolate Factory
The Barracks Cahirciveen
Glanleam House and Gardens Valentia
Derrynane House and National Park
Walks:


3 approved walks on Valentia Island
Ballinskelligs - Bolus Head
Kilkeaveragh Mountain Portmagee
Cnoc na d'Tobar Mountain Cahirciveen
Hogs Head
Long distance walking routes - The Kerry Way, The Dingle Way, and The Beara Way.
For more information visit Cork-Kerry Tourism

Property Features

* Close to a golf course
* Close to a Beach
* Pets are allowed
* Children are allowed

Contact Information

Name:	Anny Staats
Telephone:	003149-3842-434
Alt Telephone:	003149-3843-424
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