Irish cottage

They’re cold and damp. However, when filled with family and friends an old Irish cottage becomes one of the warmest places on Earth. Here’s a little scrapbook of few of the more derelict cottages I’ve spotted in my travels…

This is the gardeners cottage at Glenveagh National Park in Co.Donegal

Another view of this beautifully placed cottage. This time illuminated by the sun through a tiny hole in heavy storm clouds.

I was compelled to write ‘The Irish Cottage’ due to what I saw as a dearth of factual books on Irish cottages that brought together architectural history, culture, interior design and history. This…

irish village

1. Alder Cottage, Derora, Churchill, County Donegal€169,000 Alder Cottage is what most people think of when they imagine a traditional Irish cottage. It’s white washed walls and carefully painted red features set it perfectly in the hills of Donegal. It’s no surprise then that this traditional cottage is a is a Failte Ireland registered self […] More

Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England. Photo by lensereflection

Nostalgic images of Irish cottage windows adorn postcards, calendars, placemats, mugs and numerous other mementos created to help tourists remember their days spent in the Emerald Isle.

Have you ever dreamt of staying in an Irish cottage? There’s something about the idea that sounds charming and cozy. For visitors in Mullinahone, Ireland they can get this kind of dreamy vacation when a man by the name of Jack Shelly finishes renovations on his grandfather’s 200-year-old cottage. A cottage dating back to 1959...