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Red Row Cottage - Culdaff

Red Row Cottage is a small traditional style cottage built in the early part of the 19th century and is probably over 200 years old. It was possibly one of a few similar cottages built by a wealthy landowner for his tenants.
The cottage is compact and solidly built, with thick stone outside walls.

Its present layout presents a cheerful exterior with yellow walls, accented with red on the door, window sills and shutters, bench and flower containers. A narrow entrance has a bathroom at its end and the living room and bedrooms to the right. The living room area has a lovely traditional open fireplace as its central focus, flanked by a kitchen area to the left, a double sleeper couch to the right and access to the two bedrooms.

There is also a separate room attached to the end of the cottage, which may be used for a variety of purposes, but can only be accessed from the outside. There is sufficient secure parking on the property for up to three cars.

Surrounding Area

The cottage is situated less than a 2 minute walk from the village green in Culdaff, and is only a one minute walk away from McGrorys. It lies just off the R238 road between Culdaff and Moville.

Culdaff is situated on the northern coast of the Inishowen Peninsula, not too far from Malin Head, Irelands most northerly point. Originally, Culdaff was an early Christian monastic settlement, that is known to have existed as early as the 8th century. Today, the present church has its foundations over the site of the original monastic church.

For a long time, Culdaff was little more than a small quiet fishing village, but since the mid 1990s, rapid growth in new housing has seen the village expand to a much larger version of what it was.

A lovely sandy Blue-Flag Beach is to be found to the north of the town, - with great surfing if the wind is right. There is a very good play-park for young children near the beach car park.

A visit to Culdaff is not complete until you have visited the well known or should we say famous McGrorys Pub, Restaurant and Music venue.
A family run business that was first started in 1924, McGrorys has two unique bars. The Front Bar, noted for its fine food, drink, traditional Irish music and a warm welcome, and The Backroom Bar, famous throughout Ireland and beyond for its quality of music and entertainment, often featuring in major tour itineraries where Culdaff is listed alongside major cities including London, Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, Belfast, and Galway. Not bad for a village of just over 300 people.

Local Attractions

There is much to see and do, with many of the attractions in Inishowen and the surrounding areas within an hours driving time.
One of these attractions include. The Isle of Doagh Famine Village near Ballyliffin, - a popular outdoor museum, focusing on Ireland in the 1840s during the great famine, and telling the story of the conditions and circumstances that brought about this disastrous event by using outdoor displays. There are also music and dance events, performed by local artists in July and August. In December the venue becomes Santas Lapland, is extremely popular, so early booking is essential.

Ballyliffin itself, is a town which, although set in a scenically beautiful area, has the Ballyliffin Golf Club with its two links as the main attraction. Golf enthusiasts may also wish to play other courses at nearby Greencastle, Buncrana, Redcastle and in Derry.

Facilities & Living Space

Facilities

• 2 bedrooms
• bathroom
• main living area has open fireplace
• tv, cd-stereo, dvd
• fitted kitchen
• electric hob and oven
• microwave, fridge
• washing machine
• outside clothes line, iron and ironing board
• patio furniture and barbeque
• garden totally enclosed for added security
• 10 min walk to lovely sandy beach
• 2 min walk to shops, pub etc in Culdaff
• ideal touring base
• parking for 3 cars
• pets welcome - subject to prior discussion

Living Space

  Kitchen

The kitchen area consists of fitted units occupying the south wall of the living room. It is compact, but all the basic necessities are supplied. There is a an electric stove hob and oven, a fridge, a microwave, stainless steel sink, a washing machine, kettle, toaster and essential crockery, cutlery and cookware.
A fold-up table with four fold-up chairs, stored in the entrance area to save space can be used as a dining table.

  Living Room - Dining area

The living room, on a ceramic tiled floor, is dominated by the traditional open fireplace. To the left, is a kitchen area, - to the right a couch, which can fold out into a double sofa bed if required. There is a TV with DVD and a radio-CD-stereo. A door to the right, leads on to the two bedrooms.

  Bedrooms

The cottage has two bedrooms, and can sleep up to six.
One of the two bedrooms has a double bed.
The other bedroom has a bunk bed with a double bed base and a single bed above.
There is a double sofa bed in the living room.

  Bathroom

The compact bathroom to the rear of the cottage has a bath, basin, toilet and an overhead electric shower.

Tariff

Booking Details

Non-refundable booking deposit of euro100 per week - with balance to be paid six weeks prior to the letting period.

What's Included

• bed linen
• electricity
• central heating
• towels, but not beach towels

What's Not Included

• beach towels

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