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Last modified: July 7th 2001
"A business card is like a seed! You plant it and hope it'll grow." (Anne Conolly, Ballygoran Lodge, Maynooth, 2000)
Well, I got Anne's hint, and I guess it is absolutely legitimate to think and say so.
This is me planting a seed.
On our first few nights in Ireland we chickened out! We made reservations
from home and spent three nights in a hotel in Dublin. I knew my wife had never stayed in
a B&B and, I guess, I was also somewhat sceptical. I wouldn't have needed to be. Of course
we may just have been lucky but, not having expected a Ritz, we were never unduly
disappointed. Into some of the places we would have moved for good without second thought.
In the rating three stars mean the stay was OK (rooms clean, allowing for a good night's sleep, etc.),
four mean more homely rooms, more friendly, enthusiastic people. I'll grant five stars
to places with all that and also people going out of their way to help more than I'd take
for granted.
When I'm rating the individual premises this is absolutely just our
personal experience and point of view. Perhaps things might have looked quite
differently on another day for the one or the other B&B (for good or bad) but this is
how those things go. And as much as I'll be looking forward to comments on this page,
I don't want to get mails complaining about low ratings!
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Peter & Eileen Blundell
"White Villa"
Mantle Hill, Golden, Cashel
Co. Tipperary
Phone: +353 (0)62 72323
Fax: +353 (0)62 72041
Comments: Nice, coffee machine in room.
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Mary Reilly
"Lis-Na-Gun View"
Lackanalooha, Clonalkilty
Co. Cork
Phone: +353 (0)23 34436
Comments: Thanks to Mary we got to see the Courtmacsherry Storytelling Festival.
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Ann Kingston
"Lisheen Lodge"
Lisheens, Kealkil, Bantry
Co. Cork
Phone: +353 (0)27 66376
Comments: This was a recommendation (and relation) of Mary Reilly and
justified. Gougane Barra Forest Park is well worth seeing.
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Mary Barrett
"Bay View House"
Ballybowler, Dingle
Co. Kerry
Phone: +353 (0)66 9151704
Fax: +353 (0)66 9151704
Comments: Some way up the hills, good start for walks. Nice view during
breakfast.
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Jo Clarke
"Bridge House"
Gortaclob, Doolin
Co. Clare
Phone: +353 (0)65 7074534
Comments: Not exactly lushly sized room, but good atmosphere,
good breakfast, and peat fire.
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Sean & Eithna Horan
"Corner Stones B&B"
Crocnaraw, Moynard
Co. Galway
Phone: +353 (0)95 41364
Fax: +353 (0)95 21031
Comments: Justly won the Prize for Best B&B in 1999, their fist season.
Very nice and helpful people.
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Liz & Mick McGrath
"Carrigdun"
Portnason, Ballyshannon
Co. Donegal
Phone: +353 (0)72 51417
Comments: Unimpressive but alright.
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Anne Conolly
"Ballygoran Lodge"
Old Celbridge Road, Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Phone: +353 (0)1 6291860
Fax: +353 (0)1 6291860
Comments: Room alright, friedly, enthusiastic people.
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Sharon & Lorcan Radford
"Cúl Aoibhinn"
18 Seamount View, Malahide Road, Swords
Co. Dublin
Phone: +353 (0)1 8405933
Fax: +353 (0)1 8405933
Comments: Unimpressive, very well connected.
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