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Seaside Irish thatched cottage rentals in Ireland - 1 to 3 bedroom thatched cottages on beautiful beach in County Meath, Ireland.
Seaside Irish thatched cottage vacation rentals in County Meath, Ireland
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SEASIDE THATCHED COTTAGES

County Meath, Ireland

Seaside Thatched Cottages Exterior

These are six sumptuous thatched cottages on the beach in County Meath, located in a rural area that's about a 45-minute drive from Dublin.  Each cottage is 300 years old and each has been renovated with care, taste and love.  Nestled in beautiful gardens and woods, all have sea views and direct access to the beach.
Seaside Thatched Cottages Sea View
Seaside Thatched Cottages Beach

THATCHER’S COTTAGE

Accommodates 6

3 bedrooms
2 bathrooms, a utility room with a WC

Thatcher's, the cottage closest to the sea, is simply beautiful.  Enter into a tiny vestibule and then to a large living/dining room that has a vaulted oak-beamed ceiling.  A comfy sofa, love seat and easy chair surround the stone fireplace that has a woodstove insert.  Thatching tools that were used when building the cottagesare hung on the wall.  There is satellite TV, a video/DVD player, a CD player, a radio, direct-dial phone and wireless Internet.  The dining area, in front of a bay window, has an oval oak table that seats 6 comfortably.  FAbrics and art  have been carefully chosen to enhance the cottage atmosphere.
Thatcher's Cottage
Thatcher's Sea View Thatcher's Cottage Sitting Room
Thatcher's Cottage Tool Display



Thatcher's Cottage Kitchen
The spacious kitchen has pine cupboards, an oven, an electric stove top, refrigerator, freezer, microwave, dishwasher and a breakfast bar.  Pine cupboards are custom-made.  The stainless steel double sink faces the sea.  An adjacent utility room has a washer and dryer  and a separate toilet and sink area.

A hallway leads to the master bedroom, which has a king bed with a beautiful velvet quilt.   There is a fireplace with a woodstove insert, a pine dressing table, pretty art and windows that open to the gardens.  Halfway down the hall, a dressing room opens into the en suite bathroom.  The bathroom has a shower stall, a separate large tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.
Thatcher's Cottage Master Bedroom
Thatcher's Cottage Master Dressing Room & En Suite
Thatcher's Cottage Master Hallway Thatcher's Cottage Master En Suite

One bedroom has a queen bed with a patchwork quilt, a small desk and chair and a delicately arched walk-in closet that has hanging storage and a chest of drawers.  Thebedroom's  window faces a pretty grassy area. 
Thatcher's Cottage Queen Bedroom
Thatcher's Cottage Queen Walk-in
Thatcher's Cottage Queen Bedroom
Thatcher's Cottage Twin Bedroom Another bedroom has larger-than-usual white iron twin beds each with a beautiful old quilt. There is a large armoire for storage and a window that overlooks the gardens.  A sliding glass door  opens onto a terrace thatr can also be accessed via the twin bedded room.

These two bedrooms share a large tiled bathroom that has a shower stall, a separate long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.
Thatcher's Cottage Twin Bedroom
Thatcher's Cottage Hall Bathroom
Thatcher's Cottage Hall Bathroom

WEEKLY RENTAL PRICE - € 2,700


ORCHARD COTTAGE
Accommodates 5
3 bedrooms
2 bathrooms, 1 guest powder room

Tucked away in a garden by the orchard, this charming 300-year old thatched cottage has garden and sea views from the living room, the kitchen and two of the bedrooms.  

Enter into a hallway off of which is a guest powder room.  The large open-plan sitting room has vaulted oak beams, a fireplace and oak flooring.  There is a comfortable sofa and easy chair, a gorgeous red-patterned rug and very nice art.  A built-in seat in a bay window is perfect for reading or just gazing out to the sea.  There is satellite TV, a video/DVD player, a CD player, a radio, direct-dial phone and wireless Internet. 
Orchard Cottage Setting
Orchard Cottage Sitting Room
Orchard Cottage Sitting Room
Orchard Cottage Dining Area
The separate dining area's table seats six comfortably.  A pine dresser holds pottery and dishes.  A bookcase, just off the dining room, holds many books and games.

Orchard Cottage Kitchen
The large farmhouse kitchen has an electric oven and stove top, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, clothes washer, dryer and a breakfast bar.   Pine cupboards are custom-made. The floor is quarry tile.

One bedroom has a queen bed with a beautiful bedspread.  There is a large chest of drawersand a tall pine armoire.  The window looks out to the gardens.

The en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.

Orchard Cottage Dining Area
Orchard Cottage Master Bedroom
Orchard Cottage Master En Suite

A smaller bedroom has a standard double bed with a very nice patchwork quilt, a chest of drawers , a tall bookcase/desk and a fireplace with a wood stove insert. 

Another small bedroom has a single antique iron bed with a cover of soft hues.  There is a chest of drawers and an armoire for storage.  The window looks out to the sea.    The shared bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.


Orchard Cottage Reading Room
Orchard Cottage Double Bedroom
Orchard Cottage Single Bedroom

Orchard Cottage Hall Bathroom Orchard Cottage Hall Bathroom

WEEKLY RENTAL PRICE - €  2,200



GARDEN COTTAGE
Accommodates 4
2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms, guest powder room

Garden Cottage is filled with charm and warmth.  It is in a lovely cottage-style flower garden.  Enter into a small hallway that has a guest powder room on the right side.

The bright and spacious open-plan living space has a sitting room and a kitchen.  There is a comfy sofa easy chair, a pine table that can seat 4 comfortably and a large window with a window seat that overlooks the garden and lawn area - the perfect place for reading or gazing out at the greenery.  The original stone fireplace has a woodstove insert.  There is satellite TV, a video/DVD player, a CD player, a radio, direct-dial phone and wireless Internet.

Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage Sitting Room Garden Cottage Sitting Room Window
Garden Cottage Sitting Room and Kitchen
The large farmhouse kitchen has an electric oven and stove top, a microwave, a refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, washer and dryer and a breakfast bar.

To the right of the entry hall there is a bedroom with a queen bed with a lovely knitted bedspread, a chest of drawsers, a desk and space for hanging clothes.  The cheerful en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.

Garden Cottage Double Bedroom
Garden Cottage Double Bedroom
Garden Cottage Double Bedroom En Suite


Upstairs is a very large bedroom that has a king bed with the same bedspread as the other bedroom, a long chest, a chest of drawers and two very comfortale easy chairs.  Small windows look down onto the grounds and over the trees.  The en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.

Garden Cottage Stairs to King Bedroom
Garden Cottage King Bedroom
Garden Cottage King Bedroom

Garden Cottage King Bedroom En Suite
Garden Cottage King Bedroom En Suite

WEEKLY RENTAL PRICE - € 1,800



THE LOFT COTTAGE
Accommodates 4
2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms, guest powder room

This delightful thatched cottage has sea views from nearly every room.  Enter into a hallway that has a guest powder room off of the hallway. Turn left to the open-plan living area that has oak beams and floors and a corner fireplace that has a woodstove insert.  A comfortable sofa and easy char face the garden area.  A painted cupboard and shelf unit hold dishes and object d'arte. There is satellite TV, a video/DVD player, a CD player, a radio, direct-dial phone and wireless Internet.
The Loft Cottage
       
The Loft Cottage Sitting Room
The Loft Cottage Sitting Room         
The farmhouse kitchen has an electric oven and stove top, a microwave, a refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, washer and dryer and a breakfast bar.  The dining table, which can seat 4-6, is to the side of the kitchen next to the stairs - you can see it below.
The Loft Cottage Entry
The Loft Cottage Sitting Room The Loft Cottage Dining Area

The stairs lead up to both dormer bedrooms.  One bedroom has a standard double bed, an armoire, a chest of drawers and an eas chair.  The small window looks down onto the gardens. The knotty-pine en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.
The Loft Cottage Double Bedroom
The Loft Cottage Double Bedroom
The Loft Cottage Double Bedroom En Suite

One bedroom has twin beds each with a lucious raspberry cotton bedspread.  There is an armoire and a chest of drawers.  The small window looks down onto the garden area.  The knotty pine en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.
The Loft Cottage Twin Bedroom
The Loft Cottage Twin En Suite The Loft Cottage Twin En Suite

The loft  shares the roof  with the Garden Cottage.  An arch-covered driveway separates them from one another so that each cottage is private.

WEEKLY RENTAL PRICE - € 1,800

ROSE COTTAGE
Accommodates 4
2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms, guest powder room

Enter into a tiny vestibule and then to a large open-plan area that has a light and bright sitting room. There is a comfortable sofa and an easy chair that face the original fireplace that has a woodstove insert.  An old pine dining table has three chairs and a bench.  Shelves hold books and games, satellite TV, a video/DVD player, a CD player, a radio, direct-dial phone and wireless Internet.  There is a fabulous sea view from the window seat.
Rose Cottage
Rose Cottage Sitting Room
Rose Cottage Sitting Room
Rose Cottage Kitchen
The large kitchen area has a dishwasher, electric oven and stove top, refrigerator, freezer, microwave and a breakfast bar.  The adjacent utility room has a washer and dryer and a toilet and sink.

Rose Cottage Queen Bedroom
One bedroom has a queen bed and a pretty flowierd quilt, a chest of drawers, an armoire, a fireplace that has a woodstove instert. The window looks onto the gardens. 

The large en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.
Rose Cottage Queen Bedroom En Suite

The second bedroom has twin beds each with a yellow-gold bedcover, a chest of drawers and space for hanging clothes.  This is an excellent bedroom for chilren.  The window looks down onto the grounds.  The en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep ttub, under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.
Rose Cottage Twin Bedroom
   
Rose Cottage Twin Bedroom En Suite

There is a private patio and garden off the hall between the bedrooms.

WEEKLY RENTAL PRICE - € 1,800



HONEYMOON COTTAGE

Accommodates 2

1 bedroom
1 bathroom, utility room with a WC

This is a small cottage, romantic and private.  Open the door into a large, beautiful open plan-living area and kitchen.  The living area has a comfortable sofa, two ottomans, an antique pine desk and a  fireplace with a wood stove insert. There is satellite TV, a video/DVD player, a CD player, a radio, direct-dial phone and wireless Internet.

The kitchen area has a dishwasher, electric oven and stove top, refrigerator, freezer, microwave and a dining area on the kitchen counter. The adjacent utility room has a washer, dryer and toilet and basin.
Honeymoon Cottage
Honeymoon Cottage Sitting Room Honeymoon Cottage Sitting Room

Honeymoon Cottage Bedroom
The bedroom has a queen bed with a pretty, old-fashioned bedspread, a chest of drawers, an armoire. The en suite bathroom has a shower stall, a long, deep tub (maybe for two?), under-floor heating, heated towel rails and a hair dryer.


Honeymoon Cottage Bedroom
Honeymoon Cottage Bedroom
Honeymoon Cottage En Suite Bathroom

Honeymoon Cottage has a small, private garden.  The cottage is attached to Rose Cottage, but it's placed in such a way that you'd never be aware of your neighbor.

WEEKLY RENTAL PRICE - € 900



There are many excellent local restaurants and authentic pubs.  County Meath has beaches, rivers, canals and lakes.  Royal Meath is steeped in heritage.  Visit  Bru na Boinne and Newgrang and Dowth ancient sites.  They are astounding.  Attend the Laytown beach races in September - they run right past the property.  Visit Slane Castle, the Navan Race Course, Sea Safari, Knowth, Open Gardens in Meath.  Go fishing, horse riding, surfing, bird watching, sailing and diving.

It's an easy 45 minute trip into Dublin city by car or non-stop bus.  Dublinis a very ahppening place that every type of attraction: theater, pubs, restaurants, excellent shopping, Trinity College and library which has the incredible Book of Kells. 


Heat and electricity are included. Housekeeping, every 3 days, is included.  Every cottage has gas central heating and double-glazed windows. 
Children are welcomed here, but care must be takes as the cottages are right on the beach.   The owner, an accomplished watercolor artist, occasionally offers art classes.  We are  pleased to tell you about this.

Dublin is  28 miles/44 km.  Drogheda is 5 miles/8 km.  Dublin Airport is 280 miles/44 km.


ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE:

Several of the cottages have main-floor bedrooms.  Others are accessible to anyone who can manage stairs.  The cottages are literally on the beach so care must be taken with children.


WEEKLY RENTAL PRICES
Heating & electricity & house cleaning twice per week are included.
 Thatcher's Cottage
€ 2,700
Orchard Cottage
€ 2,200
Garden Cottage
€ 1,800
The Loft Cottage
1,800
Rose Cottage 1,800
Honeymoon Cottage
900

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