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As you can see, the cottages are in the centre of three major tourism regions; the Shannon area, the Southeast and the
Southwest. This makes them an ideal base for touring to sights in Clare, Limerick, Cork, Kerry and Kilkenny, all of which can be
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They are also easily accessible from major International Airports in Shannon, Cork and Dublin as well as from the ferry ports in Dublin, Cork and Rosslare. During a weeks stay at the cottages, many guests would do up to six day trips like those described on our sightseeing page. These day trips would average out at about 2 hours driving per day. Its essential to have a car available whilst staying at the cottages and in visiting Ireland in general. Public transport in Ireland is really only sufficient for visting the major cities. Some useful hire companies are Alamo, Hertz, Avis, Budget, and Thrifty.Some visitors would use public transport to reduce the driving involved, particularly for longer trips such as a trip to Dublin which is one and a half hours by train from our nearest traing station which is a forty minute drive from the cottages. The Irish Rail and Irish Bus web sites have all national train and bus timetables. Information on ferries from the UK and France is available from Irish Ferries, Seacat, StenaLine and P&O. |
On the Local Map Kilfinane, the nearest village to the cottages, is 3½ miles away from the cottages and shown on the map below in red. Mitchelstown in Co Cork is about 8 miles from the cottages and is situated on the main Dublin-Cork road (N8). Both of these towns feature in the directions listed below. | |
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Directions from Shannon Airport Take the N20 south to Charleville, Co. Cork and go left on the R515 to Kilmallock. At Kilmallock turn right on to the R512 and continue for 2 miles from the junction until you see a left turn for Kilfinane. Take this left turn and continue for a further 3½ miles until you reach Kilfinane. At Kilfinane turn right (near a Pharmacy shop) on R517 signed for Mitchelstown. After 4½ miles you will see a sign for Darragh Cottages immediately after passing over a bridge. Follow signs for Darragh Cottages which lead you 150m up the hill to large entrance gates on your left. |
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Take the N8 road north signed for Dublin (tolled). After passing through the town of Mitchelstown (or taking the bypass) you will find a roundabout. Take the exit signed R513 for Limerick. Travel west for 1 mile and turn left after a river bridge and golf course. This is the R517 road to Kilfinane. Follow this road for 6½ miles until "Darragh" sign appears on the left. Then 100m after the Darragh sign you will see a sign for Darragh Cottages. This leads you 150m up the hill to large entrance gates on your left. |
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Directions from Dublin City Centre On arrival at Dublin Airport, join the N1 (M1) southbound for approximately 1 mile until you join the M50 ring road. This is a toll road (80 pence) which circles the west and south of Dublin city. Leave the M50 at signs for N7 (M7), Cork and Limerick. Follow this road for about 50 miles. When approaching Portlaise, join the N8 (M8) for Cork. Just before a mile before the town of Mitchelstown you will come across a roundabout, take the right turn on to the R513 signed for Limerick. Travel west for 1 mile in the Limerick direction. Immediately after a river bridge and golf course turn left on a small road R517 to Kilfinane. Follow this road for 6½ miles until "Darragh" sign appears on left. Then 100m after the "Darragh" sign, you will see a sign for Darragh Cottages on your left. This leads you 150m up the hill to large entrance gates on your left. |
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Go to Cahir and join the N8 Southbound from Dublin to Cork. Half a mile before the town of Mitchelstown, turn right on to the R513 signed for Limerick. Travel west for 1 mile in the Limerick direction. Immediately after a river bridge and golf course turn left on a small road R517 to Kilfinane. Follow this road for 6½ miles until "Darragh" sign appears on left. Then 100m after the "Darragh" sign, you will see a sign for Darragh Cottages on your left. This leads you 150m up the hill to large entrance gates on your left. |
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