Self-Catering at Kevin's House | Holiday Cottages in Achill Island

Holiday home
Kevin's House is a wonderful, detached cottage located near Dugort on Achill Island, County Mayo. It boasts five bedrooms; a double with en-suite bathroom, another double with en-suite shower room, a family room with a double and a single bed, followed by a ground floor double with en-suite shower room and further ground floor double, sleeping 11 people. There is also a shower room, ground floor bathroom, kitchen/diner, utility, sitting room with open fire and a second sitting room with another open fire. Kevin's House offers wonderful, mountainside views and a tranquil base to return to at the end of each day.

Accomodation Details
Five bedrooms: 1 x double with en-suite bath, separate shower, basin and WC, 1 x double with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x family room with a double and single bed, 1 x ground floor double with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x ground floor double. Shower room with shower, basin and WC, ground floor bathroom with bath, hand-held shower, separate shower, basin and WC. Kitchen/diner. Utility. Sitting room with open fire. Second sitting room with open fire.

Area
At 57 square miles, Achill is the largest island of Ireland, and lies off the west coast, in County Mayo. The island is linked to the mainland by the Michael Davitt Bridge, making it easily accessible. Boasting five Blue Flag beaches, Achill has some of the most beautiful, secluded, remote beaches in Ireland, but watersports are always easy to find. Try surfing, windsurfing, canoeing or kayaking on one of the beautiful beaches, enjoy a horse ride along the coast, or simply take a stroll through the sand. With its beautiful mountainous landscape, Achill Island provides great walking, and the Atlantic Drive, 40km of coastal scenery, is perfect for cars and bicycles alike. Visit the Deserted Village at Slievemore, or the Tower at Kildavnet and discover some of Achill Island's history, or just over 30 miles away lies the town of Westport, on the mainland, ideal for a day out. A lovely island, with endless possibilities.

Region
The West of Ireland conjures up many images; thatched, whitewashed cottages, a flock of sheep on a narrow road, an emerald green field with a stone wall, or the Atlantic waves crashing into towering cliffs and rocky shores.

Amenities
Oil central heating with open fires. Electric range cooker, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, tumble dryer, 2 x TVs with Freeview. Fuel, power and starter pack for fires inc. in rent. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Highchair and cot available. Ample off-road parking. Enclosed garden with large, lawned area to the back and gravelled area to the front. One well-behaved dog welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 3 miles, pub 1 mile, coast 0.5 miles

Aidan C

October 2020

Arrived Achill 7pm Wed 14 Oct 2020 & immediately struck by the wild rugged beauty & picturesque mountain-scape. We triangulated our visual coordinates between the impressive Slievemore to the north. Croaghan at Achill Head to the west & the faraway silhouette of Knockmore on Clare Island across Clew Bay. With the mighty Croagh Patrick towards Westport to our south west, we could all sense that we'd suddenly arrived at a very remote & special little corner of Ireland. It was great to be here! We celebrated our arrival by getting a big chippy-carryout at Achill Sound to bring up to the house - which we hadn't yet found. Just as a splendid evening sunset cast a bright orange glow across the windswept moors & 6 minutes drive from Achill Sound, we reached our destination. As we opened the huge metal gates, suddenly a flock of five brilliant white, migrating Whooper Swans from the northern subarctic, honked low along the valley between our back door & Slievemore passing over our huge back garden. That haunting plaintiff call of the cold wild north goes to right to the human soul - incredible! We warmly received this timely, wild swan fly-by as our very own personal 'welcome to Achill' from Mother Nature herself. Half light of dusk was now fading as slightly overwhelmed we entered our impressive, great big, new modern house clutching our fish'n'chips. This was to be all ours for the next few days. At last, we had arrived! What a wonderful home, what amazing views in all directions. Property was warm, immaculate & well supplied, owners obliging & welcoming and couldn't do enough to make our stay comfortable throughout. We have fallen in love with the house, its location, the scenery & the island. We enjoyed all the world class beaches within ten minutes walk & ten minutes drive. I revelled in the spectacular bird watching all around the island including, (from the back garden) regular Merlin, Whooper Swan, Crossbill, Twite, Snipe, Raven & daily flocks of passing Fieldfare. Despite the October winds & rain showers one relaxing evening dander out to Ridge Point I had 150 Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 50 Lapwing, 12 Sanderling, Dunlin, Little Stint, Snipe, Crossbill, Twite & Sparrowhawk plus all the regular more common birds. Tremendous! We arrived 14 Oct for 6 nights & the family have loved their cosy stay so much we are still here 10 days later. Don't want to go home & can't wait to come back in the spring!

kathleenfit

November 2019

Large house in a lovely rural quite area with very comfortable beds and second sitting room extra turf in the shed about 10 mins walk to beach owners very helpful my family and I really enjoyed our stay here

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Kevin's House in Achill Island, Mayo