County Kerry holiday cottage in Caherdaniel - Garden-cottage in Ireland

Eisc na mBroc is a cosy, three bedroom, garden-cottage home owner-occupied from October through May and rented out from mid-June through to the beginning of October. It is located in South West Ireland, five minutes walk from the Village of Caherdaniel overlooking the gorgeous Derrynane Bay and National Park …”one of the most beautiful places in Ireland”

Views:Garden and contryside views

Eisc na mBroc is located ¼ of a mile outside the south-east side of the Village of Caherdaniel in South West County Kerry between the towns of Sneem (20 min.) and Waterville (15 min.). You can approach Caherdaniel two ways. One, the picturesque route, down through Killarney National Park to Sneem, and two around Killarney Town to Killorglin and around the coast road through Waterville. Driving is essential as there is very little public transportation, even during the spring/summer/fall season. We are approximately 3 ½- 4 hours driving time from Shannon Airport and close to 6 hours from Dublin. There is a good train service from Dublin to Killarney -2 hours away. (as the crow flies these drive times seem long, but the Kerry Roads, while good, are quite slow and curvy.

Rental notes: Check in Time : 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays Check out Time: 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays

fully furnished in antique Irish pine with local and national Irish art and artifacts on the walls. It has three full bedrooms (two double beds + one twin bedroom) plus a small fourth room with a single bed and sliding trundle-bed beneath. One double-bedded room has an adjoining office area. Bed coverings, sheets and towels are included. There is a comfortable front room with couches and a large window overlooking the gardens and a pine-surrounded working fireplace. While there is no television set (no cable), there is an AM/FM/CD stereo. The pine, open kitchen/dining area is fully equipped. There is a second fireplace in the kitchen that we call “the bomb”….in reality, it is a local invention in which an old, large, round, iron fishing buoy has been converted into a wonderful closed firebox (lovely to light on a cool morning). Behind the kitchen is a fully functioning utility/conservatory that contains a second washing-up area, and access to the back garden and barbeque.

Outside Area:Eisc na mBroc sits on the side of leafy hill just off the Ring of Kerry Road facing Derrynane Bay, where the mouth of the Kenmare River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. After that, there is nothing between us and the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The property is located at the head of the Bay with the “mountainy” Lamb’s Head road down one side of the Bay and the forested Derrynane road to the strand, with the Derrynane National Park/bird sanctuary and the Lord Dunraven Estate, on the other. Our home is a secluded garden property on four levels with many varieties of rhododendron interspersed with other flowering shrubs and trees that include pine, ornamental cherry, apple, pear and …yes, miniature palms (like Cornwall in the U.K., we are situated in the path of the warm gulf stream..thus the palms).