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Aghalatty Cottage - Carrigart

Aghalatty Cottage is a modern 3 bedroom holiday set in peaceful countryside just outside the coastal village of Carrigart in North Donegal. From its elevated site the holiday home enjoys lovely views towards Mulroy Bay and the hills of the Fanad Peninsula beyond. The dramatic Mulroy Bridge is a short distance from the holiday home – a bridge that makes Aghalatty Cottage an idea base to explore two of Irelands most beautiful Peninsulas – Rosguill and Fanad.

The holiday home has comfortable accommodation for up to 8 people. A sofa bed provides extra accommodation. An open plan layout features a large living space which opens out to a sun room with sea and mountain views..There is a well equipped kitchen with an adjacent dining area . Outside there is a nice decking area, a secure shed and enclosed front and back lawns.

The village of Carrigart is less than 2km from the holiday home. This quaint coastal village is well served with shops, pubs, café’s, and gift shops. The popular seaside resort of Downings is 6km away and it has an abundance of tourist amenities including the Magherabeg Indoor Leisure Centre. The tiny village of Glen on the shores of Glen Lough is 8km away. This is the location of the Old Glen Bar which is renowned throughout the region for its bar food.

Ideal Base for Beach or Golf Holiday

Aghalatty Cottage is an ideal base for a beach holiday. The superb Tramore Is an unspoilt beach that stretches for over 5km along the shores of Sheephaven Bay from a point south west of Carrigart right into Rosapenna. At nearby Downings there is another fine beach which is popular for swimming and watersports. If you prefer your beaches a little quieter then there are numerous secluded beaches dotted along the length of the Atlantic Drive. The Mulroy Bridge brings the wonderful beaches of the Fanad Peninsula within easy driving distance – including the Blue Flag Portsalon Beach and Ballyhiernan Strand. The latter beach is the venue for the Adventure One Surf School which is the leading ISA (Irish Surfing Association) approved school on the north coast of Donegal. Closer to the holiday home is the PADI approved Meevagh Diving Centre in Carrigart itself which offers diving training all year round

Aghalatty Cottage is also a good base for the keen golfer. Stretching along the length of Tramore Strand is the magnificent Rosapenna Golf Resort which features two superb natural links courses – Sandy Hills and the Old Tom Morris Course. Both courses are highly ranked in Golf Digests Top 100 courses in Ireland . At Rosapenna there is also a driving range and a fine pitch an putt course. The top class Portsalon links course is just 13km away via the Mulroy Bridge and Dunfanaghy Golf Club is 20km to the west.

Local Activities and Attractions

• Go fishing on Glen Lough or the Lackagh River. There are also fine fisheries in Creeslough (Lough na Tooey) and around Dunfanaghy (Sessiagh, Port and New Lake). Permits are required
• Visit the enchanting Ards Forest Park (18km)
• Enjoy beautiful unspoilt beaches in the locality – Tramore Strand at Rosapenna, Downings, Tra na Rossan, Melmore
• Find numerous peaceful roads, country lanes and mountain tracks to walk.
• Enjoy diving in the clear waters of Mulroy Bay and Sheephaven Bay
• Go sea angling from Downings Pier
• Take a trip around the spectacular Lough Salt Drive and the Atlantic Drive
• Visit Glenveagh National Park, with 16,000 hectares of mountains, lakes, wood and bogs.
• Climb Muckish and Errigal.
• Take a day trip to Tory Island

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 3 spacious bedrooms to sleep up to 8 people (1 ensuite)
• large bathroom with bath and separate shower - ground floor
• additional sofa bed on first floor landing
• open plan layout on ground floor
• large living room with wood burning stove
• comfortably furnished, tv, dvd player.
• living room leads to furnished sun room with views of Mulroy Bay
• stylish modern fitted kitchen with tiled floor
• gas cooker, microwave
• dishwasher, fridge and freezer
• washing machine in separate utility
• dining area adjacent to kitchen
• table and 6 elegant dining chairs
• outside clothes line, iron and ironing board
• decking area to the font of the house with views of Mulroy Bay
• enclosed gardens to the front and rear of the holiday home.
• secure garden shed.
• within walking distance of Carrigart

Living Space

  Living Room

The spacious living room in the holiday home is comfortably furnished and has a solid fuel stove (turf and logs supplied). For home entertainment there is a tv, dvd player and a selection of board games.

  Sun Room

The living room opens out to tastefully furnished sun room at the side of the holiday home. The sun room enjoys lovely views towards Mulroy Bay. Outside is a furnished decking area with similar views.

  Kitchen

The holiday home has a stylish modern fitted kitchen. Appliances available include gas cooker, microwave, dishwasher, fridge and freezer. A separate utility houses a washing machine.

Adjacent to the kitchen is a bright dining area with a table and 6 elegant chairs.

  Bedrooms

Accommodation in the holiday home is as follows:-

• Bedroom 1: Ground floor spacious double bedroom.
• Bedroom 2: Frst floor spacoius master bedroom, ensuite with power shower.
• Bedroom 3: First floor bedroom with two double beds.

There is also a sofa bed on a spacious first floor alcove.
The holiday home has a large ground floor bathroom with bath and seperate shower.

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Booking Details

Booking deposit (non-refundable) of euro100 per week - with balance to be paid six weeks prior to the letting period

• check in 4pm, check out 11am
• rental Sat – Sat except by special arrangement.

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What's Included

• bed linen
• electricity
• central heating

What's Not Included

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