THE OLD CONVENT HOUSE

An ideal touring base for the Ring Of Kerry and the Beara Peninsula, The Old Convent House is a Victorian style house built in 1866, located in the picture postcard village of Sneem with views overlooking the River Ardsheelaun. The house consists of 6 ensuite bedrooms decorated with floor to ceiling drapes, antique furnishings and relaxing décor. All of the bedrooms can be made up into doubles or twins, one of the bedrooms can sleep four this is a large bedroom and it can be either two doubles or four singles.  On the groundfloor you have your kitchen, dining area etc, first floor you have 5 bedrooms and 1 bedroom on the third floor which could be a double or a twin.  Please request either doubles or twins when booking.  There is a main bathroom upstairs.  There are no groundfloor bedrooms.

Electricity for heating and lighting is an extra charge and is payable on departure.

A security deposit of €500 (cash) is required on key collection. This is refunded provided there are no breakages / damages on your departure.

LOCATION

The Old Convent House is situated on Ireland’s Famous “Ring Of Kerry” coastal road in the village of Sneem. Sneem is set in a picturesque valley surrounded by high mountains and is an ideal location for walkers. This village was awarded the title of Ireland’s tidiest town in 1987. A three minute walk takes you to the centre of the village. Its restful and relaxed atmosphere has been enjoyed by people such as GB Shaw, Charles de Gaulle and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. There are numerous interesting pubs shops, restaurants and art galleries in the village.

In 1866 the Old Convent house was built as a convent by the presentation nuns who taught in the local school until they emigrated to Western Australia in 1891. The O’Sullivan Family bought the house in 1896 and it is being run today by the fifth Generation of the O’Sullivan family, Sean O’Sullivan.

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

• Skellig Rocks - A famous 5th Century island monastic settlement: 20 min to boat hire
• Staigue Fort - One of the best examples of a dry stone fort in Ireland: 10 mins by car
• The famous Lakes of Killarney - 20mins by car 
• Sneem is famous for it's sculpture park including the Stone Pyramids. Adjacent to guesthouse.
• Sneem is surrounded by beautiful beaches. 10 min by car.
• The village of Sneem is one of the main attractions on the Ring of Kerry - 3 mins walk. 
• Parknasilla golf course: 5 min
• Sneem has 2 public tennis courts and a pitch & putt course.
• Sneem has great rivers and stocked lakes as well as deep sea fishing trips throughout the summer  

BOOKING DEPOSIT

20% booking deposit is required when making your  booking for this house. If you are booking this home online you can pay the standard booking deposit and a member of Dream Ireland staff will contact you to pay the remaining deposit required to secure your booking.

GOLF

For Golf Enthusiasts the Old Convent House is the ideal base for playing a choice of spectacular and challenging championship Golf Course- Waterville, Tralee Ballybunion and Killarney.

WALKING

The Kerry Way walking route also circumnavigates the peninsula, but is mostly high above the roads following the old butter roads and coaching roads that have long been dis-used offering even more spectacular views without the traffic! Despite its outstanding beauty the route it is still a very quiet walk where you will be on your own in the wilderness for most of the day.

All the Kerry Way treks combine the stately MacGillycuddy’s Reeks mountain range scenery with stunning coastal views out across Dingle Bay.

Starting in the west of Kerry (KT26 and KT27) you have an opportunity to walk on the beautiful Valentia Island before following old turf and coaching roads through the villages of Glenbeigh and Glencar to the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks. Walk over passes to the Black Valley, around the Killarney Lakes and through the National Park to Muckross House and Killarney.

The more strenuous treks (KT38, KT310, KT311) take in the remote hills of the south of Iveragh, starting either in Killarney for the complete ring, or in Sneem for a shorter circuit. You follow the old butter road through Sneem to the Celtic Staigue fort. The route continues through Derrynane National Park to Waterville before crossing a ridge of hills to with the route described above.