The Cottage
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Overview
3 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
7 guests
5 nights minimum
Cottage
This delightful, detached stone cottage is set in the rural townland of Toome, under two miles from the pretty village of Ballymahon, County Longford. This cottage near Ballymahon has been decorated to a high standard to allow comfortable accommodation for any family or group of friends looking for a Longford holiday. Boasting spacious rooms mixing modern and bright decoration with original features and character, this Ballymahon cottage has been thoughtfully furnished to offer a serene, inviting atmosphere. With sash windows complete with blackout blinds, as well as exposed beams and brickwork throughout, and also a luxurious claw-footed bath, guests are sure to appreciate this special cottage near Ballymahon. The spacious, open plan kitchen with dining and sitting area is perfect for soc...
House Rules
Pets not allowedKid friendlyNo smoking
Bedrooms
2 Doubles3 Singles
Bathrooms
1 Half bath1 Full bath1 Attached (ensuite)
Meet the host
maeve o
Hosting since January 2013
Response Rate: 90%
Response Time: Within a few hours
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Christophe B
1 contribution
Un grand bol d'air
Très beau cottage au calme en pleine nature près des vaches. Un grand bol d'air dans le centre de l'Irlande !!! La propriétaire était très prévenante et à l'écoute ! Comme une envie de revenir..
Visited April 2022
Written 24 April 2022. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
saleem
Oldham, United Kingdom18 contributions
Cosy and outstanding cottage in a perfect location to explore Rep of Ireland
Lovely and spacious cottage.
Sat Nav didn't get me to the exact location for some reason and I couldn't access data roaming. Luckily Maeve (the owner) made contact asking whether we had arrived safely. Very helpful and directed me to the cottage.
Booked a 7 night stay and explored Ireland.
Very family friendly.
Maeve kept in contact daily offering suggestions and advice on travel and local facilities.
Cant fault the location, the cottage nor the service by Maeve.
Will defiantly be visiting again.
Thank you for a lovely week.
Visited August 2021
Written 23 August 2021. This review is the subjective opinion of an individual traveller and not of Tripadvisor LLC nor of its partners. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Anna-Marie P
1 contribution
Mrs
If you are looking for a taste of old Ireland then Maeve’s cottage is the place to go. From wooden shutters to stripped back varnished floor boards. Beautiful open fireplace in a cosy sitting room and wood burner in the kitchen/dining area. It was a cosy little cottage with plenty of parking space. Lots of bedrooms which comfortably slept 7 people. We visited in autumn but I’m sure in the summer the outside space would be amazing for barbecuing. It’s location is also great as shops/restaurants/bars which are all within a short drive to Ballymahon (the area where the new Centreparks is being built). We booked the cottage as we needed somewhere close to my mums village of Legan this was perfect for us.
Visited October 2018
Written 31 October 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
840stacey16
Lisburn, United Kingdom1 contribution
Gorgeous house
We had a lovely stay at this cottage. We had four kids and they all had a ball, playing hide and seek. Such a lovely clean and well kept house. Will definitely be back sometime. Maeve the owner was always on hand if we needed something..she was most helpful.
Visited August 2018
Written 14 August 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Discover524368
I was delighted to have Stacey & the family its great to share the cottage with nice families
Thanks Stacey
Written 19 August 2018. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Dieterle H
1 contribution
Liebevoll eingerichtetes irisches Landhaus
Wir, eine fünfköpfige Familie, verbrachten in den Pfingstferien eine sehr schöne Woche im toll eingerichten Cottage. Unsere Erwartungen vom Ferienhaus wurden übertroffen.
Die Einrichtung, sowie die Größe des ruhig gelegenen, typisch irischen Landhauses war zu unserer vollsten Zufriedenheit. Die Vermieterin war sehr hilfsbereit, die Gastfreundlichkeit Extraklasse. Wir werden das Cottage Familie und Freunden weiterempfehlen. Gesamtbewertung, sehr Empfehlenswert. Vielen Dank!
Visited May 2018
Written 15 July 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
GaryArizona2018
Fountain Hills, AZ32 contributions
Quiet, clean, and cold
Had a good week in the farmhouse. Reminded me of the homes my elder relatives used to live in . Big, lots of sitting ares. Nice yard leading down to pasture. Lots of leaky faucets, also like my relatives. Two surprises . Wifi is twenty euros extra. 50 euros at the end for processing. Found out that 24 hours before arrival. Maeve, put that up front. Felt a little slight of hand. It was an extra cold week in June. Lots of different heating suggestions so I should not complain. Ballymahon a good town to use as a base for exploration. Friendly people, groceries, well stocked pharmacy for med emergency.
Visited June 2018
Written 23 June 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Discover524368
Gary its a pity you didn’t ask for heating as its standard to have 2 hours whenever you wish at no charge . It was difficult to contact you if you had any problems you should have contacted me . I’m available by phone /text as indicated. It was one of out warmest weeks of the year and visitors in recent weeks have not required heat
I hope despite that you enjoy your stay
Written 24 June 2018. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
mollysporter
Rochester, NY7 contributions
A Lovely Irish Cottage!
When I first began to look for a rental in Ireland for my sister, sister-in-law, grandson and I, it began to look very confusing. However, since we were going to be renting a car and driving to various things and places we wished to see, I began to narrow my search to a central location. I found myself being drawn back to Maeve's cottage near Ballymahon. It was one of the first I had seen when starting my search, and it screamed "authentic Irish cottage" to me. However, I wasn't sure where it was at the time or where we might be going. I ended up back to that. I was NOT disappointed in any way!! The cottage is in a very beautiful, slightly private setting, yet it is close to lots of amenities and shopping and pubs. Maeve was always available to answer questions we had. She responds promptly and succinctly. My only regret about our stay is that we never got to actually meet Maeve in person, as she was on holiday seeing her sons. If you are considering a stay in the Irish countryside, and you want a great place to retreat at the end of the day, this is your place!! Every day when we returned from our excursions, as much as we enjoyed them, we would walk in to the cottage, put our stuff down, plop down in the living room and breathe a big sigh of relief. We absolutely loved our stay at the cottage!! Thank you Maeve!!!
Visited May 2018
Written 21 June 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Discover524368
Thanks Molly for your lovely review its very much appreciate
Regards Maeve
Written 24 June 2018. This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Steve J
31 contributions
Good but needs a little TLC
Let’s by stating this is not a bashing.
The owner Maeve is a delight to deal with, however the same cannot be said for her agent Trip Advisor who were the people we dealt with for payment of the cottage.
Despite paying the deposit and then final amount just 2 weeks before leaving Australia , Trip Advisor advised is payment had not gone through and that we had to make the payment again, we refused and provided bank proof full payment had been made,
Nope, not good enough, Trip Advisor refused to believe us and demanded full payment again, we refused and demanded our deposit back and we will stop the full payment with our bank, finally a French lady from Trip Advisor actually rang us and eventually after a lengthy heated argument she said , “ I will call you back in half an hour to see what has gone wrong” .
Credit to the young lady, she called back and admitted they had made a mistake their end and that indeed full payment was received.
The owners of the cottage should address their choice of agent.
Ok, besides that.
As international guests we do not have full knowledge of directions on Irish roosts so when asked how to get to the cottage pretty much in the middle of nowhere with no street name or house number the directions given “ Take M8 to Athenry then M6 to Athlone then N55 to Ballymahon” meant very little to us coming from Shannon airport.
Getting to Ballymahon was not the hard part, directions from Ballymahon to the cottage would have been nice, you know, travel 2 kms out of Ballymahon on N55 heading towards Carrickboy and turn left at 4 way intersection, go over bridge for about 1 km and cottage on RHS with steel gate.
We ended up google earthing the cottage and then street viewed it in relation to Ballymahon.
Yes!!!! We found it and arrived safe.
The cottage viewed from outside and in are just as they are in the description online.
There are a number of minor maintenance issues that do need attention, to which Maeve has been made aware of and said she will address.
We do agree with another reviewer that perhaps extra towels and linen would be a nice touch as washing sheets and towels while on holidays sucks. We were lucky the weather was favourable.
Bringing extra towels in a already weight conscious suitcase was not an option for us.
Tv reception was poor to nil most days and we gave up and never used the tv room at all. But, in all fairness this was disclosed in the literature in the cottage.
Wi Fi, yes! and works very well and very well priced.
Wood for the heater was made available and do the right thing and leave some cash for what you use.
Central heating is an option at a good price but after our first night we found it far to hot for our liking, but nice to know it is there.
As mentioned earlier, Maeve is a delight to deal with and communicates well and often.
A few things like extra utensils in the kitchen, like tongs, potholders and a saucepan that fits the steamer pots would be nice.
Not sure of laws in Ireland but we were surprised no fire extinguishers or fire blanket was installed in rental accommodation.
A few issues with plumbing ( but again addressed by Maeve).
Overall this is a beautiful out of the way cottage with some great rural views from sunroom and master bedroom.
Would we stay here again ?
YES.
Would we deal with the agents to book it again.
HELL NO.
Visited May 2018
Written 20 May 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Andreas R
11 contributions
Idylic Cottage
First of all: Thank you Maeve for the wonderful vacation we could spend at your Cottage.
The Cottage Toome Bellymahon ist located in the rural naborhood of Bellymahone - a place to refresh and gain new energy.
There is almost nothing you will find amiss in the Cottage. Traditional concept with modern standard.
If we would like to come back? Yes we would - it is more than just a place for vacation - its a home for a short time.
Visited May 2018
Written 10 May 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Thomas M
2 contributions
Cozy
Everything was as advertised ... will definately stay there again , creaky floorboards and all. Very central to all , Ballymahon only a mile & has everything .Maeve was an excellent host .. Thanks again
Visited February 2018
Written 28 February 2018. This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
What this rental offers
Indoor amenities
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Internet access
- Cable television
Things to do
- Fishing spots available
- Watersports
- Cycling areas
Nearby
- Golf course (within 30 mins drive)
- Horse riding facilities
- Hiking areas
- Countryside area
Entertainment
- DVD player
- Television
Location info
- Beachfront/Lakeside
Living spaces
- Highchair
Outdoor amenities
- Patio
- Private yard
Wi-fi and internet
- Wi-fi
Parking
- Secure parking available
Kitchen and dining
- Dishwasher
- Freezer
- Refrigerator
- Kettle
- Microwave
- Cooker
- Toaster
Bathroom and laundry
- Iron
- Linens provided
- Towels provided
- Washer
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Map
Getting there
Dublin Airport
100.2 km
Knock Intl Airport
79.9 km
Restaurants
The Rustic Inn
5.9 km
Jolly Boys Pizza & Grill
1.8 km
2 Mugs Coffee
7.2 km
Zam Zam Pizza & Kebab House
2 km
Attractions
Skellys Bar
1.9 km • Bars & Clubs
Newcastle Wood
2.2 km • Forests
My Sweet Home
1.9 km • Department Stores
About the neighbourhood
The town of Ballymahon is located on the river Inny which flows into Lough Ree ideal for fishing sailing and wildlife.An outdoor adventure centre in the area is ideal for teenagers and adults alike.Ardagh is a beautiful village with its own heritage centre The central location of the region mean that travel to Galway Dublin and Northern Ireland is easy with links to all the major motorways
Access
Car advised
How to get there
From Dublin airport proceed to the M50 southbound.
Exit at junction 7take the N4 Sligo\Westport
Drive for 45km keep right at the fork on the M4 to Sligo(don't take Galway road)for
Continue to Edgeworthstown and turn left to the N55
Drive 18km take right turn at crossroad for Barry
Carefully cross over canal bridge the house is the 4th on the right
From Knock
92km 1hr26mins
N60 to Roscommon
N63 to Lanesborough
R392 to Ballymahon drive to the centre of the town and on the right
At nallys pub turn left
Proceed for 2km turn left for Barry
House 4th on right
Activities nearby
Fishing spots availableGolf course (within 30 mins drive)Horse riding facilitiesWatersports
Things to know
Cancellation policy
- 100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
- 50% refund* if you cancel at least 4 weeks before check-in
- No refund available once booking is confirmed
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Frequently Asked Questions about The Cottage
- The Cottage is able to accommodate up to 7 guests. See all property details.
- The Cottage has 3 bathrooms available. See all property details.
- The Cottage has 3 bedrooms available. See all property details.
- Stays at The Cottage must last at least 5 nights. See all property details.
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