Moygara House Self-catering,
Gurteen,
Co.Roscommon
www.moygarahouse.ie

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Location
Moygara House is a beautiful old former farmhouse lovingly restored and extended in 2007. The house is situated in a forest setting, on over 2 acres and is totally secluded and private, with amazing views of the mountains. Peace and tranquility personified. Beautiful forest and bog walks outside the gate! Yet, all modern conveniences within.
Only ½ an hours drive from Knock Airport and Sligo Town, it is the perfect base from which to explore the western and northern counties.
The property is situated in the townland of Moygara, famous for Moygara Castle, dating from 12th century.
It is beside Mullagh an Ti mountain, near the village of Monasteraden, beside Lough Gara. Lough Gara is the site of many crannogs and also a popular spot for fishing.

Accommodation Details
The accommodation consists of four Bedrooms ( 2 Double-rooms ensuite & 2 twin-rooms), a fully Fitted Kitchen, Dining Room, Utility Room, Oil Central Heating, TV, DVD & Video. The house is fully furnished with all modern conveniences including oil central heating, TV, video player, DVD player, washing machine, tumbledryer & dishwasher. Fully self contained and superbly furnished, it comfortably sleeps 8 people in 4 luxury spacious bedrooms. Some of the original stonework has been restored and the very comfortable sitting room boasts a wonderful traditional stone fireplace. The beautiful traditional pine kitchen is fully equipped with all modern conveniences, including hob, oven, dishwasher, freezer, microwave and toaster. A large range of kitchen implements are provided. The dining room has seating for 8 people, ideal for that special meal, and outside there is a patio area with barbeque and picnic benches. There is a large lawn which is ideal for kids to play on.

Facilities
A drying shed is availble for Anglers

> Activities and > Places to visit in the area
The nearest shopping village is that of Gurteen, which is known as "Coleman country" after the famous Irish traditional musician, Michael Coleman. There are many pubs in Gurteen, which are famous for Irish music seisuns at weekends.
Nearby are stables with horse riding and there are plenty of good cycling routes in the area - Horse racing, flat and national hunt in Sligo, Surfing at Strandhill, Sligo.
Rally Ireland World Rally Championship in January, 2009, Arigna Mining Experience in Co. Roscommon, Boyle Abbey, King House in Boyle and weekly Farmers Market (held every Sat 10am to 2pm, in grounds of King House), Strokestown Park Hous, Yeats Memorial Building, Yeats Grave, Coleman Traditional Irish Music Centre, Gurteen, Trad seisuns in Gurteen pubs, also Tubbercurry & Sligo
Eagles Flying Ballymote,
Summer Festivals: Riverstown Vintage Festival, June.
Tubbercurry Festival, August.
Sligo Folk Park Riverstown, Sligo
Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo.
Golf clubs at Rosses Point, Strandhill, Tubbercurry, Enniscrone, Carrick on Shannon, Ballaghaderreen, Castle Dargan, Boyle, Ballymote and more….

Fishing at Lough Arrow, Lough Key, Lough Talt and Lough Gara. Boating on some of the lakes, and at Lough Key Forest Park.

Seaweed baths at Strandhill and Enniscrone, Water World there also….

Many historical sites such as Moygara Castle, Carrownkeel Tombs and many more megalithic tombs, ring forts and limekilns in the area. There is also the famine village of Crop on Mullaghatee mountain.