County Meath Barn for Rent: Luxury rural self-catering in restored barn (AA 5*) ITB approved - Property 71247

Glenboy Country Accommodation is 10 minutes walk from the village of Oldcastle. Oldcastle has a range of shops, banks, churches, Post Office, laundry, restaurants, cafes, pubs & nightclub, library, gym, taxis & bus service to Dublin & neighbouring towns. A range of music can be found in the pubs at weekends. With its weekly market in the Masonic hall, sports (pitch & putt, soccer & Gaelic football) & annual events such as the Le Cheile Arts & Music Festival, Oldcastle Agricultural Show, Oldcastle has all the features of a typical rural Irish town where real people work and live. Within 5 minutes drive of Glenboy are the Loughcrew megalithic cairns, on the highest point in Meath, woodland walks (ranging from 1 to 13 miles) in the 365 hectares of Mullaghmeen forest or renowned fishing/boating lakes such as Lough Sheelin. Glenboy is located adjacent to the lakeland districts of Meath, Westmeath & Cavan and provides a base for day trips to Dublin Donegal and Northern Ireland.

Glenboy is also ideally situated for exploring heritage & nature landmarks on the Meath Heritage Trail, Boyne Valley Drive etc and the Tain Trail. The trail is a 365 mile drive/cycling route along the route of the epic tale, the Tain Bó Cuailgne (Cattle Raid of Cooley) by armies of the legendary Queen Maeve. County Meath is a treasure trove of archaeological and historical sites, including Newgrange, Knowth & Dowth. Also in the county is the Hill of Tara, the seat of the High Kings of Ireland & the Norman castle at Trim constructed in 1172, visited by King John in 1610 and 400 years later by Mel Gibson to film 'Braveheart'. A short drive takes you sites such as Fore Abbey with its 'seven wonders' or Kells famed for St. Columba's 6th monastery & the Book that bears its name now on display in Trinity College Dublin. From Glenboy possible day trips range from Dublin or Belfast to the rural delights of Donegal or the Cooley penninsula on the East Coast.

Golf courses nearby include (Headfort, Virginia, Ballinlough Castle, Delvin Castle etc) while Irelands unique domestic sports organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association are a feature of every village. Leisure centre/swimming pools, include Navan centre, Kells. Massage, reika & aromatherapy is offered by a range of practitioners in the area & the Farnham Health Spa in Cavan features an indoor-outdoor hydrotherapy infinity pool, thermal suite. Theatre & arts includes the Navan Solstice Centre, Mulllingar Arts Centre, Ramor Theatre Virginia. Heritage & historical information at Kells Heritage Centre & Cavan County Museum in Ballyjamesduff, while the area offers a range of historic gardens (Loughcrew Gardens, Tullynally Castle & Belvedere House) with events during the year. A range of venues offer horse-riding including, lessons and racing. Meetings include the Fairyhouse Grand National festival, Navan. laytown strand races. Activities include Ballooning, aqua-sports, paintballing et