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 This family holiday home is an old cottage along the 8 km "Eamon a Chnoic Loop Walk". It is set in from a quiet country road & opens out at the back to a wild garden. This garden/field has play areas for children and is sometimes host to a neighbouring pony!

The village shop & pubs are within comfortable walking distance, 1.2 km away. On its doorstep there is hillwalking or cycling to enjoy and nearby you will find rivers to fish or swim in, an equestrian centre & a weekly traditional music session.

Within a 20 minute drive is the town of Thurles. Here you will find shops, restaurants, a modern library & arts centre, Semple Stadium (host to Gaelic football & hurling matches), cinemas, a golf course, a leisure centre and indoor swimming. Nenagh has a similar range of amenities & is reachable in 35 minutes. Along the shores of Lough Derg, 45 minutes away you will find all the amenities and activities that a beautiful lakeside has to offer.

If you want to explore Ireland's rich heritage look no further than Birr or Ormonde Castles or the Rock of Cashel. If you want to extend your day in Cashel, to eat and be entertained at the same time, check out Bru Boru! This is a visitor centre which hosts a night time cabaret of traditional Irish music, dance and song in the shadow of the Rock itself!

Upperchurch is a gateway to Ireland! Limerick & Kilkenny are 55 minutes away & the beaches of Waterford can be reached in 80 minutes. Cork, Dublin, Galway & Kerry are within a 2/3 hr drive.

This accommodation is a tastefully extended, stone built cottage. The downstairs consists of a large kitchen, a bathroom and 2 reception rooms (one of which contains a sofabed). Upstairs there is another bathroom and 4 bedrooms (a double, a triple, a single & a twin). These sleep 8 minimum, more if sofa beds are shared. Photos/Reviews on Airbnb.com or imagineirelandcottages.com, listing 11898.