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Welcome to www.abbeyview-selfcatering-ireland.com, the website for one of the oldest and most traditional tourist board quality approved self catering 4 star holiday rental cottages / holiday homes in Ireland.
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2008!!!!
Check out our great Summer Special Offers 2008 here.
Said to be Ireland's oldest thatched cottage, Abbeyview
Cottage has recently been renovated to the highest standard. It has now been
transformed into a Luxury 4 star home in an ideal central touring location.
Facilities include underfloor Central Heating. Large Sitting Room / Parlour
(with open fireplace and safe electric fire), 2 colour TVs and Video Cassette
Recorder. Fully Fitted Kitchen, Dishwasher, Washing Machine and Dryer. Sleeps
6: Three Bedrooms (1 Double Bed / 1 Twin Bedded Room / 1 Single Bedroom/ Press
Bed and 1 Cot). Bathroom and 2 Bedrooms Ensuite. Stereo / C.D. Player. Landscaped
garden, Patio and raised flowerbeds. Bed Linen and Towels supplied.
What about Evening Entertainment...
You'll
be sure to enjoy a visit to the Fishersmans Pub, a real traditional Irish pub.
You may be lucky enough to drop in on a night when local musicians are playing.
You will always enjoy the open turf fire and a friendly chat with the locals.
When you stop in make sure to say hello to Sean, the pub's owner who will make
you feel welcome. Sean is less than 5 minutes down a quiet country road. For more
entertainment click here
If you want a break from cooking, Delaneys restaurant is within walking distance. They're known for serving the freshest Irish breakfast anywhere. Dinner prices range from €6 to €14 for a steak dinner.
If you want to go further afield, Abbeyview Cottage is only ten miles from either Portaoise or Kildare.
What makes Abbeyview a more interesting place to stay?
Carbon dating has shown that Abbeyview Cottage dates as far back as 1468 (see history).
Luxury Holiday / Vacation Rental accommodation retaining many of the original features including the old fireplace, ceilings and windows. Beautiful Pine is used extensively throughout the house.Come and experience a mixture of history and nature, clean air and pure water.
If you want to do something exciting or something that few people are lucky to experience then this is the holiday for you. A holiday in Abbeyview 4 star Self Catering Cottage has many advantages; you're not confined to one bedroom, you have up to 9 rooms at your disposal (1300 sq ft) complete with your very own patio and garden.
Abbeyview Cottage is a popular with everyone, young and old, families, groups, couples and we have had quite a few honeymoon couples stay with us here as well for a truely romantic holiday. Whether you want to relax at home or travel the country or meet the locals for some Irish Traditional Music, storytelling and pints of Guinness, we have everything you need!
We have all the amenities (see below), and a little more luxury than normal and something that little bit different. You can also check for availability and book online by using our 'Check Availability' facility above.
And Abbeyview is also located beside a working farm!! See
Video movie of activity on the farm, cows milking and dogs and calves having
fun! 
Please ask if you would like to visit the farm.
LOCAL AMENITIES
We are close to all of
the following amenities:-
Golf (3 Courses within 10 minutes)
Portlaoise
Equestrian Centre
Fishing
Guided Walks
Curragh Racecourse
Shooting
Squash & Gym 15 minutes
Cinema 15 minutes - Portlaoise
Paint Ball
Games (Stradbally)
Excellent Transport from Portlaoise /Portarlington to Main
Cities via Bus or Train
Good selection of Restaurants, Pubs, Pool, Shopping
in Portlaoise
Boland's country Pub
Fishermans Inn Thatched Pub
Vicarstown
Irish Night Monday Nights
PLACES OF INTEREST
Slieve Bloom Mountains
National Stud / Japanese Gardens
Forest Walks
Rathadaire Lake
Rock
of Dunamaise
Kinnity Castle
Gardens of Laois
Kilkenny Castle
Abbeyleix
Heritage Town
Donaghmore Bog
Emo Court House & Garden
Stradbally
Steam Museum
Are you Adventurous?
(attractions within 1- 2 hours by car)
Because
we are so central, our more adventurous visitors use us as a base to visit many
parts of the country on day trips. For example the most common day trips are Dublin,
our Capital city, attractions include Some examples are Dublinia, the Guinness
factory and the National Museum (1 hour)
Newgrange, the oldest
burial site in Europe, built about 3200 BC (2 hours)
Bunratty Castle,
built in 1425 and village, another popular one (2 hours)
The Burren,
See how, thousands of years ago, man left his mark on the landscape in the form
of Dolmens and burial chambers (2 hours)
The Cliffs of Moher, The Cliffs
are 8km long and 214m high, a spectacular sight (2.5 hours)
Galway City,
One of the fastest growing cities in Europe but much more layed back (3 hours)
Kilkenny City, Popular for it's Castle, built in 1172. Kilkenny is also
known for it's night life (1 hour)
Waterford, famous for Waterford Crystal
(1.5 hours)
Birr Castle and Telescope, this 72 inch reflecting telescope
was built during the 1840's and was the largest in the world for three quarters
of a century (1 hour)
Kinnity Castle (the original Castle was built
by the Normans in the 13th century) and Pyramid (45 minutes)
Glendalough, St. Kevin founded this monastery in 498 AD (1.5 hours)
For the less adventurous!
Towns around us (within 20 minutes)
For those of you who would like
to stay closer to home (you can get to any of these places from 5 minutes to half
an hour) there are a number of towns close to us, for example:-
Monasterevan,
The only hydroduct in the country, look that up in your dictionary!! By the way
this is the place to buy all your Pure Irish Wool Aran jumpers and cardigans etc.,
straight from the knitware factory at unbelievable prices (5 minutes)
Portarlington,
famous for it's Hugeno (French) connection (5 minutes)
Portlaoise, The principle
town of Laois, with the biggest shopping centres, centre of night life and entertainment.
(10 minutes)
Stradbally, famous for it's Steam Rally and now for the paint
ball games(10 minutes)
Mountmellick, famous for it's lace (15 minutes)
Athy, visit the museum (15 minutes)
Rathangan, on the banks of the Canal (15
minutes)
Mountrath, on the way to Limerick (20 minutes)
Abbeyleix, beautiful
historic town (20 minutes)
Ballacolla, National Ploughing Championships (30
minutes)
Durrow, next town after Abbeyleix (30 minutes)
Tullamore, County
Offaly's principle town (25 minutes)
Carlow, I think the biggest night club
in Ireland is based here (25 minutes)
Kildare, the Curragh race course, National
Stud and Japanese Gardens (10 minutes)
Newbridge, The Curragh Race Course
here also
Villages nearby (within 10 minutes by car)
The main villages near us are Ballybrittas (2 minute), Emo (5 minutes) Vicarstown (5 minutes), Geashill (10 minutes), Clonygowan (10 minutes), Bracknagh and Cushina (8 minutes), Crosskeys (6 minutes), Kilberry (8 minutes)
Our
Address is Jamestown, Ballybrittas, Co. Laois (pronounced Leesh). We are litererally
in the centre of the country and very accesible being only 500 metres from the
N7, Irelands main route from Dublin to Cork and Limerick. We are 1 hour from Dublin
and 1 hour from Kilkenny. We are surrounded by counties Kildare, Carlow, Tipperary,
Kilkenny and Offaly.
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Broadband
Internet
And now Broadband Internet Access is available from Abbeyview Cottage.
You will be able to look up your favourite subjects and
plan your holiday from the comfort of this warm and cosy cottage!! More...
Hear about Maxi's first day on the farm.... here
Self
Catering Special Offers!!!
Special Offers!!!
Find which weeks qualify for a 10% discount! Check out our special
offers here
Take
a personal tour with Abbeyview this Holiday!
You can book a personal tour guide for one or more days during
your stay at Abbeyview, for more details see here
Farm
And Abbeyview is also located beside a working farm!! Meet
the farm animals, the chickens, cows, calves, dogs, they'll be delighto ed to
see you!! See Video
movie of activity on the farm, cows milking and dogs and calves having fun!
Car Hire
Car Hire is available
from €8 per person per day based on a group of 4. For more information contact
us here
Prices
in Ireland
These are typical prices that you would pay in the large supermarkets:
- Low Fat Milk 1ltr 1l Plastic €0.77, Stay Fresh White Sliced Bread 800g
€0.90, 40 Tea Bags 125g €1.26, Gold Coffee 100g €3.45, Cornflakes
500g €1.09, wine 75cl from €5, Beer 50cl from €2. You can find
groceries in Lidl supermarket will be approx 20% less than these prices and the
small shops will be a little more expensive than these prices. For petrol (gasoline)
it costs €35 - €40 to fill the toyota corolla which works out at approx.
€0.89 per litre.
Weather
in Ireland
Weather in Ireland is mild all year round with no extreme highs or lows.
Have a look at our Weather
in Ireland guide temperatures in Celcius and Fahrenheit to give you an idea
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Golf
in Laois
Green fees are available for as low as €25 per person.For
golfing details click on the golf link above.
Fishing
in Laois
Coarse and Fresh water fising is available for as little
as €6 per person. For fishing details click on the fishing link above.
Walking
in Laois
Enjoy a guided walk for as little as €6 per person or
take a walk along any mapped route for free. For details on walking click on the
walking link above.
Irish
Traditional Music and Dance in Laois
Monday nights Raheen and Vicarstown,
Wednesday nights Errill and Abbeyleix, Thursday nights Fisherstown and Coolrain,
Saturday nights Stradbally, Sunday nights Fisherstown, Ballacolla and Abbeyleix.
Free admission. For more information click on the irish traditional music and
dance link above.
Dining
in Laois
Restaurants include tradional Irish food, Chinese and Indian.
Prices start at €5.70 for full Irish Breakfast and range from €8 to
€32 per person for dinner depending on where you eat. For dining details
click on the dining link above.
Pubs
and Bars in Laois
Opening times vary from 10am to 6pm and drinking
up times are 1.30am on weekdays and 12.30am on Sundays. Some pubs have a reputation
for staying open longer! Price of drink varies from €3.15 for a pint of Guinness
to €3.60 for some lagers. Cigarettes cost €2.95 for 10 or €5.90
for 20. For more information on pubs and bars click on the link above.
Theatre
in Laois
The Dunamaise Arts Centre comprises a 218 seat theatre (expandable
to 252 seats), exhibition gallery, restaurant and workshop spaces. For Theatre
Programme page, Click here
or for more information click on the theatre link above.
Equestrian
in Laois
Laois is full of Equestrian Centres and cross country trekking
facilities. The Curragh race course is also nearby. More...
Taxis
and Hackneys in Laois and Kildare
Taxis and Hackneys are available
at all times and cost from €2 per person. They work out at approx. €1.30
to €2 per mile depending on how many are sharing. For taxi names and phone
numbers, click here
Christmas
2008 at Abbeyview Cottage
To ensure you reserve your place for Christmas 2008, book now now and get a
10% discount. Click here to see how Abbeyview looked
last Christmas.
New
Years 2008 early bird rates at Abbeyview Cottage
Early bird rates! Abbeyview Cottage has seen over 500
New Years. To view our special early bird rates for 2008 click here.
Say
I Love you with Abbeyview Cottage February 2009!!! early bird discounts
Early bird discounts! To make next St
Valentine's day extra special, Abbeyview Cottage is pleased to offer amazing
early bird discounts for Valentines Day 2009. See our Valentines
self catering offers here.
St.
Patrick's Day 2009 Self Catering Special Offers
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day 2009 this year we are offering special offers
for the month of March. Check out our special offers here
Easter
2009 Self Catering Special Offers
To celebrate Easter 2009 this year we are offering special offers
for the month of April. Check out our special offers here
