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McGinley's Barn - Dunfanaghy

McGinley's Barn is a stylish traditional type cottage set in a peaceful location on the spectacular coastline of North West Donegal. Its luxury features will ensure you have a memorable self catering experience.  Newly decorated in February 2011. 

The Cottage - Wheelchair friendly ground floor

The ground floor of this charming holiday home is designed to be wheelchair accessible with wheelchair friendly kitchen equipment and bathroom facilities. This floor has a large living/kitchen area and a spacious double en-suite bedroom. From the living room and balcony there are wonderful views of Bloody Foreland and the islands of Inishbofin and Inishdooey. The lower ground floor has a very roomy twin bedroom with an adjacent bathroom.

McGinley's Barn is located 4 km from the village of Dunfanaghy. Dunfanaghy itself is one of Donegal’s most popular holiday destinations and features many fine restaurants and pubs. In addition there are a host of activities in the immediate Dunfanaghy area including horse riding, scuba-diving, surfing, golfing, fishing and hill walking.

Ideal Tour Base for North Donegal

McGinley's Barn holiday home is an ideal base to tour North Donegal. The rugged beauty of Horn Head is at your door step. A short drive will take you to a choice of fine sandy beaches - including Marble Hill Strand, Killahoey Strand  and Tramore. A little further afield is the scenic Atlantic Drive, the enchanting Ards Forest Park and the wild beauty of Bloody Foreland.
From McGinley's Barn you can explore the unspoilt beauty of Donegal's Highlands. Within a half hour’s drive, you have two of Donegal's (and Ireland's) highest mountains - Muckish and Errigal. You also have the renowned Glenveigh National Park. The Dunlewey lakeside Centre provides an excellent day out for all the family.

Guests can enjoy a number of varied and exciting day trips including a boat trip to Tory Island and a visit to the ancient and historic city of Derry. For the golf enthusiast there is a number of fine links courses in the locality - including Dunfanaghy and the two famous championship courses at Rosapenna.

Local Activities

In addition to the hospitality on offer in its pubs, hotels and fine restaurants, the Horn Head / Dunfanaghy area is particularly well known for its landscape, attracting birdwatchers, photographers and artists alike. The area is also renowned for its fishing, and three natural brown trout lakes can be found within 15 minutes of the “Barn”, as well as a wide variety of sea angling opportunities. A wide variety of walks - from an easy beach stroll to more challenging walks on Horn Head - are also on your doorstep.

For breathtaking scenery and luxury accommodation in North West Donegal you need look no further than McGinley's Barn holiday home.

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 4 star rating
• ground floor (including en-suite bedroom) suitable for wheelchair access
• 2 spacious bedrooms to sleep 4 very comfortably
• bathroom with bath and shower
• fully fitted kitchen with slate floor - wheelchair friendly
• electric oven and gas hob
• microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher
• washing machine, tumble dryer
• outside clothes line, iron and ironing board
• multi-fuel stove in living room, coal, turf provided free of charge
• tv, video, dvd, wifi
• sea views from living room
• video and book library
• wooden floors throughout the cottage
• cot, highchair, baby bath and stairgate available
• balcony and patio area with patio furniture
• 1 km from waters edge
• 4 km to Dunfanaghy
• quiet and peaceful location
• ideal touring base
• ample parking for 2 cars
• no smoking
• small pets welcome by prior arrangement

Living Space

  Kitchen

The stylish kitchen area of McGinleys Barn has been designed to assist people with disabilities - including a sideways opening oven door, a pull-out chopping board/work area and a large sink with ample space underneath. The kitchen area has a slate floor and it has the following facilities:-

• dishwasher
• microwave
• electric cooker and gas hob
• fridge (freezer in utility room)

  Living Area

The living area in McGinleys Barn has wonderful sea views. The door leads out to a small balcony where a truly superb view of Horn Head can be enjoyed. For your enjoyment there is a TV, Video and DVD Player together with a selection of books and videos. All pictures on the walls are of local scenes. The floor is wooden and there is a wood burning stove which gives a cosy feel to the room.

  Bedrooms

• 2 spacious bedrooms to sleep 4 very comfortably

• 1 x master bedroom with ensuite bathroom -wheelchair accessible

• 1 x twin bedroom

The main bedroom of McGinleys Barn is located on the ground floor. The room is spacious and features a large wheelchair friendly wardrobe. Likewise the en-suite bathroom has a wheelchair accessible shower and toilet. On the lower ground floor there is a very roomy twin bedroom with an adjacent bathroom.

Tariff

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
• minimum weekend stay - 3 nights

What's Included

• bed linen and towels
• electricity
• central heating

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