Experience our rural way of life The Farm Cottages Holiday Accommodation is situated in a haven of beauty and tranquillity, where the pace of life is slow. We offer the discerning holiday maker the chance to re-discover quality living like it used to be, from the people of Ballyhoura themselves. Contact: John & Gertrude Magner, Bridgetown, Castletownroche, Mallow, Co. Cork, Ireland T/F:+353 22 26103 E:dmagner@eircom.net Billy's Cottage The Sand Cottage The Rock Cottage Cork by the Lee European Capital of Culture Cork enjoyed it's year as Capital of Culture. It is a city worth a visit, it is packed with things to do and see. I have in each cottage, day trip plans to keep everybody busy on a visit to the city - Play the Shandon Bells, go back in time to the Womens Prison and spend some quite time at St. Finbarres. Take refreshments on the kerbside cafés or bars. Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Centre - just 15 minutes from our cottages. A unique opportunity to enjoy Ireland’s outdoors by mountain bike has been announced in the Ballyhoura Mountains in East Limerick and North Cork. The development of the Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Centre will see a trail system being developed starting and finishing at a new trail head near the village of Ard Patrick in East Limerick. A full range of visitor services will be provided at the trail head such as car parking, bike wash, showers and toilets. Use of the trails will be free with small charges applying to the other visitor services provided.   The mountain bike trails will be the enthusiast bike riders dream with 3 world class trails, 91 km in total, of way marked routes using a combination of forest roads and new built single track trails. The trail system will be designed by the worlds leading trail designer Dafydd Davis who has designed some of the most exciting and challenging trails known to mountain bikers across the globe. There will be three trails in all with each of the circular loops offering a different experience, length and level of difficulty.   The Trails Loop 1 – 16 km, short and almost entirely on single track which climb gently and have exciting but not too technical descents.   Loop 2 – 27 km, moderate length with more challenging climbs. The majority of the trail is single track with approx 7km on forest road.   Loop 3 – 48 km, a long trail with most of the climbs on forest roads and all of the descents on single track.