Castle Cork, Castletownshend, Ireland

Castle Townshend B&B

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Accommodation   (Bed & Breakfast Castle, sleeps: 18)

The Castle has always remained the home of the Townshend family, as it has been passed down through the generations.
The present family who live here are the Cochrane-Townshends, Mrs Cochrane-Townshend being a descendant of the original Townshends who came here in 1649.

There are 7 guest bedrooms that are let out for bed and breakfast.
These are all ensuite with bathroom or shower room and most of them have lovely sea views.

The ground floor hall/sitting room is oak panelled and the elegant dining room overlooks the waterfront.
Both these rooms retain most of the original furniture and family portraits.

The village of Castletownshend is centred around the steep main road that leads down to the Castle, the quayside and the harbour.
There are a number of pubs in the village, including the Egon Ronay listed pub and restaurant Mary Anne's; there's also a post office and a shop.

Skibbereen is now considered the luckiest town in Ireland for winning the Lotto. In summer time its a bustling place and it is one of the main towns on the West Cork tourist trail.

On Wednesday there is a cattle mart and here is chance to see agricultural Ireland almost unchanged from the way it was in bygone days. On a Friday there is a Country Market, on Saturday a Farmers' Market and here you can purchase home baked items such as jam, biscuits, soda breads, pies and organic produce grown on local farms.

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