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Rose Wild.Atlantic Skelligs Cottage

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hosted by Dessy
  1. 10 guests
  2. 4 bedrooms
  3. 8 beds
  4. 3.5 baths
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This self-catering holiday home is in a fantastic location, overlooking Ballinskelligs bay, close to Ballinskelligs blue flag beach with spectacular views of mountains and sea. It is right next to the Skelligs Rock world heritage site and was the location for the last 2 Star Wars films . It is on the Wild Atlantic Way and right in the heart of the Kerry Dark Sky gold tier reserve so you can see amazing amounts of stars and Planets on clear nights. Golf, Fishing , Amazing beaches, Horse riding

The space
The Cottage IS APPROX 2000sq /ft and is set in a large mature garden. It has 4 bedrooms , 2 of which are en suite and a main bathroom. There is a very large kitchen/living room with a vaulted ceiling and there is a large room upstairs which can be used as an extra sitting room/ Games room or Library to just sit and read. The cottage overlooks Ballinskelligs bay and McGullidy reeks mountain range which has the highest mountain in Ireland. A short walk is Ballinskelligs blue flag beach, Ballinskelligs Abbey which was the land base of the Skelligs Monks and where they returned when they had to abandon the Skelligs Rock.
There is a private backyard with gas bbq and a garage for storage. The cottage is set back from the road about 100m so it is very safe for young children or pets. The very spacious Kitchen/living room is an ideal space to chill out . It has a wood burning stove but if you want real peace and quite head to the loft space to watch tv or read a book. The cottage has full wifi

Where you'll sleep

Bedroom 1
1 double bed, 1 single bed
Bedroom 2
1 double bed, 1 single bed
Bedroom 3
2 single beds

What this place offers

Kitchen
Wifi
Free parking on premises
Pets allowed
TV
Washer
Dryer
Private backyard – Fully fenced
Indoor fireplace
Luggage dropoff allowed

Where you’ll be

Ballinskelligs, Kerry, Ireland

Ballinskelligs is amazing, You have 4 fantastic beaches, The most amazing scenery you will see anywhere in the world , It is on the Wild Atlantic Way driving route and has 2 discovery points, it is in the core area of the Kerry international gold tier Dark Sky Reserve. This is the only gold tier reserve in the northern hemisphere and one of only 3 in the world . The area achieved this designation because of the lack of light pollution and if you are here on a clear night especially in winter prepare to be amazed by what you can see in the night sky
Ballinskelligs has a chocolate Factory called Skellig chocholates and you can stop off here and sample the delights. Especially good for a rainy day , Many Great Restaurants in a 10 mile radius, The Cill Rialaig famine village and artists retreat, Skellig heritage centre. pottery studio etc'
BNallinskelligs is an embarkation point for The Skellig Rock which is a Unesco world heritage site. Ballinskelligs translates from Gaelic as Home of the Skelligs as Ballinskelligs Abbey was the land base of the Monks while they lived in Skelligs and it was to Ballinskelligs Abbey they returned when they were forced to abandon Skelligs in 1210. The Ruins of the abbey are still standing and have an amazing history. The whole area is steeped in heritage, history and culture with amazing walks and trail standing stones ,ring forts, holy wells etc,etc etc
If you fancy a round of Golf Waterville is a 10 min drive and has 2 world class courses. It was also the holiday destination of Charley Chaplin and there is a festival in his honour every year. Horse-riding ,Fishing ,Water sports are all available locally.
Ballinskelligs is a Gaeltacht area which means The Irish language is still spoken. There are many traditional festivals during the year and you can often stumble on an irish music session in the local pub.
Ballinskelligs was to the forefront of Communications in the late 1800s as along with Valentia Island and Waterville we had the the first transatlantic cable stations. The First cable was laid from Valentia to Newfoundland and 3 years later we had the Ballinskelligs station. To put this in perspective it meant physically laying a cable from South Kerry , Ireland to Newfoundland. The first 3 attempts were a failure but the fourth succeeded. It meant that a message could now be sent from Ireland to America in 6 minutes where as before this the message took 6 weeks by boat. This was as much of an advancement in its time as the mobile phone or Internet of today.

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Joined in July 2014
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Hi I am Dessy and this is my wife Teresa. I have just discovered Airbnb and think its a great site We love to travel and try to get away twice a year. We love Turkey , Cyprus and are just back from our first visit to the USA taking in New York Washington and Hershey PA , Enjoy reading ,Cycling fishing etc, We rent 4 self catering properties in Ballinskelligs and here you will find wonderful accommodation ,Fantastic beaches, friendly people and the most spectactular scenery in the world.
Hi I am Dessy and this is my wife Teresa. I have just discovered Airbnb and think its a great site We love to travel and try to get away twice a year. We love Turkey , Cyprus and a…

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