This is my third stay at Coleen & Charlie's lovely holiday home. I have never gone to the same place twice, always eager to try something new. River House is the exception, so out of the ordinary that I long to experience it again & again.
My parents were born in Ireland & brought us back every two years while I was growing up. We stayed in hotels, B&Bs, with family, with friends & we even camped at times in the back gardens of our family's houses. One year we rented the farm house of a family in Rosscarbery for the summer. That was the closest to heaven a young child could dream of.....and River House has a similar feel. There is space to roam, fields and cows surrounding the property, lots of quiet and birdsong, and the river running through it all. This year I was surprised by a stag jumping across the boreen in front of my car. I thought deer were only in the more wooded areas of Ireland, like Killarney! This one was startled by me and then waited in the thicket until I drove slowly by, watching me the entire time as if I was the curiosity!
Each time we visit the house there is something new...a painting or a new sculpture or a renovation to a part of the house. Always the change is for the better, not something that takes away from the charm and quirkiness.
As much as I truly love the place I should mention that, even with very careful maneuvering, cars sometimes get damaged. The driveway is narrow & curving with outcroppings of rocks, covered by moss. Beware!