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Mitchell's Cottage
Dawrosmore, Lettefrack,
County Galway
Tel: +353 (0)95 41906
Mobile:
+353
(0)86 8192568
Email:
paul@leamy.net
Web:
www.mitchellscottage.com
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Available
June, July, August and Week 1 Sept.
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History of
Mitchells Cottage:
In the late 1800's Mitchell Henry came to the west of
Ireland and started work on the world renowned Kylemore
Abbey. This brought much needed employment to the area just
after the famine.
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Mitchell Henry was quite an innovator. In Ballinakill bay
just outside Letterfrack, he set up oyster beds. Local
folklore has it that a boathouse was built on lambs island,
(a very small green patch in the middle of the bay) with
stone quarried from 'Tom Toby's Hill' across the bay in
Dawros. By the early 1900's the oyster beds were dormant and
in 1922 the boat house was dismantled, stone by stone, and
brought ashore by Curragh (small hand built native boat).
From the shore the stone was transported by ass and cart and
Mitchells Cottage was built directly onto the clay. In 2007,
most of the cottage was demolished and rebuilt with a large
extension. The original stone has been meticulously re-built
into the cottage which retains its historical significance
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The cottage
has been built to exceed modern building standards while
still retaining it's original character. The cottage has
been re-designed with family rental in mind. There are two
master bedrooms with en-suites and two twin rooms which
suites two couples with children, thus halving the rental
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