It was amazing to arrive on a dark and rainy evening and find the house warm and welcoming. Mary greeted us at the door with the lights all on and a fire on the heating stove, warming up the rooms. It felt like coming “home.” It was a sharp contrast to other rental properties where you have to fiddle with a lock box in the dark with the torch on your phone. Mary was extremely organized and helpful, always answering promptly and providing lots of local information. If you’re planning to go to Lough Key, you really can’t beat this location. We also visited an alpaca farm and walked around Carrick-on-Shannon, both easily accessible from here. The house itself is super cute, but also historic. It’s a cozy stone cottage. My kids loved it and asked, “can we live here now?” There’s a nice upstairs loft area with a shared bathroom for the kids in between the two upstairs rooms. Mary had also left some toys and books there. The kitchen was well stocked with a lovely espresso machine, a full dishwasher, and even fresh scones baked by Mary’s mother. We did a couple loads of wash before the next leg of our trip and there was a drying rack waiting for us in the closet. My kids also loved the cows in the backyard! What a gem of a place!

I can’t really think of anything negative other than it’s a little hard to turn off the main road into the narrow driveway of the property, because cars are going quite fast on the main road. But that’s very minor.

Very nice house lovely design great space and facilities 🙏 great communication too

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We had a fabulous stay for New Year’s, the house is renovated, very cosy and with a lot of personality! Everything was very clean, beds are comfortable and it has all kitchen appliances needed. Hosts are lovely, the communication was always great. Thank you for an amazing stay. I definitely recommend it :)

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We had a wonderful 2 night family get together and Christmas dinner at the Nurseries in December 2024. The location allowed all 9 of our extended family to be together for the 2 days. We arrived on Christmas Eve to an instant Christmas spirit with an outdoor and indoor lighted Christmas trees. Christmas lights in the windows. The dining table draped with a red Christmas cloth, holly, and candle holders. A box of home-made delicious mince pies and a Christmas card from Mary our host. Wow ! The gas central heating had more than enough hot water for all 9 of us. The bedrooms and beds were very comfortable and bathrooms spotlessly clean. The Wi-Fi was very fast. There were bags of wood and turf, for a hearty stove in the sitting room for a warm, cosy and magical Christmas Eve and night. The kitchen hob, oven and microwave were fine to prepare the Christmas dinner. However, we brought a small air fryer that proved to be invaluable for all the little things. The entrance to the Nurseries on the N4 road can be hard to spot, but Google maps did the trick. We tried going for a walk on the N4 but had to give up as the traffic was too fast and scary. However we drove to Loch Key and 2 of our party actually swam on both mornings ! The sunrise at the lake on St Stephens morning was amazing. Thanks Mary and Brian for a wonderful and memorable Christmas.