Modern Irish Comfort, 4 km from the city

Welcome to our Irish home. It is a former Guinness workers house, built in the 1950`s with a south/ west facing grass back garden and patio. The house is bright, with space to enjoy home comforts. It is a simple and functional house, five minutes walk to the village and transport. The kitchen and patio area come into their own on a sunny evening. Sunset is at 2230 in Ireland in the Summer! Kids may enjoy the attic den. Five bikes available.

About the location

The location, 4km south of Dublin city centre, has a quiet suburban feel and enjoys pubs, playgrounds, cafes, restaurants, parks, tennis/ padel courts, skate park, swimming pools and 2 cinema`s all within walking distance. Concert hall and traditional music venues 2 - 3km away. Numerous leafy georgian squares are within a short walk, as is Eaton square where James Joyce was known to play bowls. The sea and its amenities are within 5 km of home. Local bus 16 goes to Dublin Airport, 90 min journey across city. 30 min drive by car. Everywhere in Ireland is less than 4 hours drive away. Terenure Village, Rathmines Village, Rathgar village all have great food.

see https://www.visitdublin.com
http://www.failteireland.ie/

Disabled access* WC downstairs, level access to rear and side of house. Couch / double bed downstairs is in large kitchen / diner. NB Shower is upstairs. Accessible buses and public amenities are close by.

Tourism highlights around Dublin
Bewleys cafe on Grafton Street with priceless Harry Clarke stained glass windows - book your time -best for breakfast
Book of Kells Trinity College Dublin and the Long Room Ancient library
Little Museum of Dublin - on St Stephens Green - one hour - fun
Kilmainhan Jail 1916 Rising historic tour - voted best tour in Europe a few years back
Irish famine Museum on the Liffey at the docklands
Music - Whelans venue, National Concert Hall, Vicar Street.
Theatre - Gaiety and Olympia theatre (both beautiful ornate old dames); The Abbey (modern), the Gate on O`Connell Street (beautiful historic, travel by taxi recommended)
Cinema - small - Irish Film Institute in Temple Bar, Stella in Rathmines (v near), the Lighthouse.
Musicals; West End/ Broadway type- Board Gais Theatre
Pier walks for sunset; Howth pier, Dun Laoghaire pier. fish and chips usually available.
I love walking the Great South Bull Wall which protects the port for the city - you drive there and park, drive to Sandymount village after for a drink / food
Take the DART line commuter train all along the coast - amazing views and gorgeous towns/ villages

Food
Grafton Street area
Comet - new 2025- great
Open top floor on Grafton street - marks and Spencers cafe
there are 4+ Michelin restaurants in Dublin
Luna overlooks the canal - half way into town - great setting

History seeking - spend the day in the National Library of Ireland - librarians may help you look up your history. www.nli.ie

Rathmines village is a treasure for shopping, food, cinema, swimming pool

Swimming from Terenure; sandy cove and the forty foot or Killiney beach (rock stars U2, Enya live on Killiney Hill). Dalkey village is glamourous.

Day trip south from Dublin -
Bray: original seaside holiday town with Bray Head hill walk at the south end
Glendalough ancient monastery, lake walks with summit views


Midlands
Outlet shopping in Kildare Village
Fishermans Thatched pub and beer garden - Ballybrittas
Emo Court architecture and gardens
Heywood gardens
Slieve Bloom mountains- Europes oldest mountains - not so high any more!
Rock of Dunamase- ancient historic settlement - castle on a hill - good for sunrise / sunset - bring a picnic
Swim in cathole waterfall, walk the Ridge of Cappard to Stoney Man
Workhouse museum - Donaghmore, Laois
Abbeyleix - famous pub and bakery and walk on the bog
Kilkenny city - wine port of the midlands - wonderful historic small city


Burren horticultural landscape/ Galway city / Connemara grey stone landscape
Galway amazing city, home of international film festival, arts festival, horse racing in July
Drive out to Morans Oyster Cottage on the weir at Kilcolgan in evening.

Kerry/ Dingle Peninsula / Iveragh Peninsula
Stay on Strand Street Dingle for incredible ++ bay and harbour views
Dingle is a Bustling town with music, pubs, restaurants, shopping. Take a boat trip to the Great Blasket, where Peig Sayers lived
Phoenix Cinema recently taken over by Cillian Murphy
Head west to Ventry beach and then Dunquin ancient pier at sunset

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