Gorteen House

Gorteen House Gorteen House is a large country mansion in Swanlinbar, Ireland. Self catering three bed apartment within a country mansion

Just a little preview of the new luxury room that we have been working on. All ready for bookings over Christmas and the...
04/12/2021

Just a little preview of the new luxury room that we have been working on. All ready for bookings over Christmas and the new year.

22/05/2020

That should be helpful in the poly tunnel and raised beds.
Thank you Swanlinbar Compost

I know we are late but still working on poly tunnel so didn’t want to waste anymore of the season. Lettuce and broccoli ...
21/05/2020

I know we are late but still working on poly tunnel so didn’t want to waste anymore of the season. Lettuce and broccoli seeds already sprouting after just a few days.

Phase one of our dream.
20/05/2020

Phase one of our dream.

Doing our bit staying home 75 years later. Stay safe everyone. 🌈
08/05/2020

Doing our bit staying home 75 years later. Stay safe everyone. 🌈

Second attempt as we put cover on inside out. Was wondering why it was so difficult 😂
06/05/2020

Second attempt as we put cover on inside out. Was wondering why it was so difficult 😂

Well we have made a start with putting the poly tunnel up
29/04/2020

Well we have made a start with putting the poly tunnel up

Nobody knows how long this is going to last so we have bought ourselves a poly tunnel. It will of course it will give us...
17/04/2020

Nobody knows how long this is going to last so we have bought ourselves a poly tunnel. It will of course it will give us food but the most important thing it will give us is something to do, something to focus on, something to lift our spirits. Even if it’s raining it will get us all working together. Not much to see in the picture but hopefully in the next few days this pile of parcels will look a bit more exciting.

Seems that Thursday is our special day for saying thank you to the people who are going the extra mile.So I would like t...
16/04/2020

Seems that Thursday is our special day for saying thank you to the people who are going the extra mile.
So I would like to say thank you to Grouse Hall furniture for helping us out with a lovely bed. Also a big thank you to Roisin from Cavan Food Cloud. Lovely cottage pie with root veg mash topping made with some of the food that Roisin delivered. 👏 👏 👏

So six more days to go and it’s all hands to the pump to get another room sorted for someone who needs somewhere to call...
10/04/2020

So six more days to go and it’s all hands to the pump to get another room sorted for someone who needs somewhere to call home. Sounds easy but with a bathroom and kitchen still to be plumbed in and we haven’t even bought anything for the kitchen yet it’s going to be a struggle. This new suite is going to be lovely but I just hope we can furnish it in time. Nearly forgot, we haven’t even got a bed for the poor chap!

09/04/2020

Teddy Bear Challenge
Let’s share some happiness in the month of April throughout the world 🧸
1. Send a picture of your teddy looking out of the window
2.Tell us what he can see & what you are doing on that day
3. Email image and story to [email protected]
4. Allow us to share your image & story, we will not share your name. You can tag yourself if you like!
5. On the 30th of April we will randomly pick 2 people who will win a teddy bear. One is a huge Mumbles Teddy with T-shirt and the other one is a Mohair collectible Teddy. Competition is open to any age, children & adults. There is a lot of older people self isolating. Please encourage them as well.
Our first entry came from the states. Many thanks. Big bear hug from us to you. Keep safe wherever you are🤗

So how was your day?When we are all being told to stay at home sometimes it’s not that easy.The start of my day. Phone c...
09/04/2020

So how was your day?
When we are all being told to stay at home sometimes it’s not that easy.
The start of my day. Phone call. This time not from social services. This one had a real person on the other end. He begged me to find room for him. He just needs to get off the streets. Such desperation and fear in his voice. We have a huge house and it would have been no bother to pop up a bed into one of the lounges and he could have washed etc in the downstairs cloakroom but it’s not that simple now. I’m frightened just like everyone is. He would have to quarantine for two weeks. How could he do that on a pop up bed in a lounge? Impossible. There was nothing I could do for him. All I could do is pass the buck. Gave him advice on who to phone. So my day started with me feeling helpless. Not a feeling I’m familiar with. Not a feeling I want.
The rest of my day consisted of keeping to the rules. Plumbing stuff is essential supplies if it’s to keep just one more person off the streets. Thank you PTS Enniskillen for being open on the phone so we could resume work on our garden suite again.
Our new ‘housemate’ Michael who arrived on Monday and is in quarantine helped us with making a start on the shower base. Perhaps one day we will laugh at the measures we are having to go to to do this social 2m distance when your trying to plumb a bathroom but right now it’s too serious.
We are also trying to look after our future so Aidy was working on the new chicken run. One little step closer to ‘the good life’.
Sam is doing her bit of keeping the tea and coffee going and the half price cakes I picked up on my travels went down well.
So how was your day?

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Bawn Road
Cavan

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+353499521968

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