Cloch na Scíth

County Galway


Set in a storybook garden where ducks and chickens roam, this 18th-century thatched cottage has cosy rooms with private bathrooms. The wonderfully warm, friendly host, Nancy, cooks bread in an iron pot over the peat fire (as her grandmother taught her and as she'll teach you), along with hearty breakfasts.


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