Home & location

Our Home Our home is a fully detached, new(ish!) build home in the heart of rural Ireland. It is set in about an acre of garden and is one of 5-6 homes in the locality with views to the top of the mountain behind us and the valley below. There are three bedrooms, together with two bathrooms on the first floor, one of which is ensuite. One room has a single bed, the others having doubles/kings. Downstairs, there is a large and airy modern kitchen, children's study, office with good wi-fi/broadband, dining room, lounge with Hi-Fi and library and finally a networked home cinema room with consoles, UK TV and Netflix/Prime. Our Location Our home is on the border between Counties Cavan and Meath, near the top of Lough-an-lea mountain (1100ft or 300m) between the small towns of Bailieborough (highest town in Ireland!) & Kingscourt. Bailieborough is the closer town and is about 2 miles from the house down country lanes. One item that we would like to mention is the need for your own transport. Their are daily coaches to Dublin from both of the local towns, but a car would be optimal. We may be able to provide one of our (small!)manual/stick shift cars if required, but you will need a full driving license and - dependent on cost - contribution towards insurance add on premium. The area is renowned for its parks and lakes and is very popular with fisherman and walkers. It is about 1 hour from the edge of Dublin, where a park and ride scheme operates and about 2 hours from Belfast, both cities well worth visiting and full of cultural and historic activities. We are 40 minutes from Newgrange neolithic tomb (UNESCO world heritage site), the Boyne Valley and also the Hill of Tara. Carlingford with its oyster festival and lough are only an hour away also. Those that enjoy hiking are well served, with the Mourne Mountains being a little over an hour away.