WEST CORK IRELAND HOLIDAY HOME

Árd Glas is ideally situated in a locality that has a host of outdoor activities available to keep all tastes occupied.

Ballydehob is a patchwork of colourful gables, with antique shops, craft galleries, a bookshop, and many good places to eat and drink. Ballydehob also has the reputation of nurturing the Arts, and is home to several writers, artists, sculptors, and craftspeople practicing various disciplines.

Schull is a bustling village with lots of character and popular self-catering houses and apartments attracting large crowds there to take part in sailing and other water-based activities. Schull Community College has a unique attraction in the form of planetarium and is a landing and departure point for various islands

Barleycove beach is one of the most famous and picturesque beaches in Ireland.

There are 3 golf courses (1*9 hole and 2*18 hole) within a 20minute drive of Árd Glas. Coosheen (pictured below), a beautiful 9-hole links course overlooking Schull harbour

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

• 100km from Cork
• 20mins to surf beach

WHAT TO SEE AND DO

• Cape Clear

  Take the ferry from Schull to Cape Clear in the morning and enjoy a great day on the Island where Irish is the first language.

  http://www.oilean-chleire.ie/english/index.htm
• Bantry Golf Course

  Bantry Bay Golf Club is an 18 hole championship golf course, the 4th best in Co Cork and 55th in Ireland as per "Golf Digest" magazine, summer 2009.

  http://www.bantrygolf.com/
• Ballydehob Jazz Festival

  Annual Jazz Festival - check out website for details

  http://www.ballydehobjazzfestival.org/
• Féile Átha Dá Chab

  Féile Átha Dá Chab, an annual Traditional Music, Song, and Dance Festival, held in Ballydehob, County Cork, Ireland. Féile Átha Dá Chab 2010 will take place on April 16-18, 2010.

  http://www.feileathadachab.blogspot.com/
• Whale Watching

  Whale watching in Ireland and whale watching in West Cork in particular has now reached a high point for whale and dolphin watching enthusiasts the world over.

  http://www.whalewatchwestcork.com/