Location: Inchigeelagh, County Cork
Tir na Spideoga is located in the beautiful Lee Valley, overlooking the river which flows from Gougane Barra to Cork Harbour, passing through the rich farmlands of mid Cork before passing through Cork City on its way into the Atlantic Ocean.
Contact: Greg and Sigi Latour
Phone: 353 (0) 26 47151
Email: glatour@iolfree.ie
Website: www.euroka.com/spideoga/
Open: year-round (except Christmas)
Directions: twelve miles west of Macroom
on the way to Bantry
Rates: varying from ten to twenty euros
per person depending on dorm or private
accommodation
Amenities:
-fishing lodge with guided trips upon
request in prime fishing area
-rods and tackle for sale and hire
-incredible views of mountains, fields,
and lakes
-200 year-old farmhouse and apartments stand on three acres of great natural beauty, a wonderland of lakes and mountains
-canoes for rent
-common room in large heated
conservatory
-thatched cottages and apartments
available for two to six persons
-mountain bikes for rent
-self-catering apartments
-bed and breakfast option
-hostel accommodations available
-boats and engines for hire
-weekly deep sea angling trips
-horseback riding and instruction
-free wifi hot spot in common room
-evening meals available upon request
-environmentally-conscious establishment
Things to Do:
- visit Gougane Barra National Park
(seven miles)
- visit Bantry Bay
- visit Glengariff (20 miles) with nearby
Garinish Island and its Italian Gardens
- visit and travel the Ring of Beara
- fish in nearby Lough Allua, a six-mile
long system of lakes, which abounds in
pike, perch, trout, bream and eels.
Salmon rivers are also nearby.
- canoe River Lee or Lough Allua
- bicycle throughout scenic area
- enjoy horseback riding
- enjoy pubs in Inchigeelagh and
Ballingeary for sessions and sing-a-longs.
- visit “Top of Coom,” the highest pub in
Ireland where every weekend traditional
folk sessions take place
- enjoy golfing
- enjoy surfing
