Guest house in a former convent in West Cork

npltzk · Newbie

Guest house in a former convent in West Cork

Michele Erdvig · Host

This is the one I know about but is not in Cork: Old Convent House.

For a couple of great West Cork places:

Inchydoney Lodge
Henry's

tony2phones · Guru

Without digging out the book which I have somewhere! Kilclman Rectory springs to mind as a posibility. remember though it is some time since the book was written.

http://www.kilcolmanrectory.com/

Michele Erdvig · Host

Tony,

I think that might be it. Thanks for finding it for Carolyn. I didn't have time for the book either being just back from Ireland and trying to get back to work.

Michele

npltzk · Newbie

Thanks for your posts. Kilcolman's Rectory is beautiful and in the right general area but it's not the place McCarthy referenced. It is inland. The place McCarthy described was on the Atlantic Ocean, overlooking a ruined abbey. Maybe McCarthy imagined it!! Or maybe it's not there any more.

Carolyn

tony2phones · Guru

Unfortunately Pete died a few years ago now so the secret will remain that way. I might hazard a guess that the Abbey would have been Timoleague Abbey but as to the B&B?? Quite possibly no more? There are options along the coast rd, But it's not an area I have travelled recently.

http://thinplacestour.com/2011/01/06/timoleague/

Michele Erdvig · Host

If you are looking for scenery and a boutique B&B try Henry's (linked to above). It is set on a cliff overlooking the ocean and Galley Head lighthouse. There is a beach down below. Really nice.

Catherine FitzMaurice · Newbie

The guest house mentioned in Pete McCarthy's book was Lettercollum House in Timoleague. Sadly it was sold some years ago and is now a private house. The couple who ran the business now operate Lettercollum Kitchen Project based in Clonakilty.