Knee Hi Farm - Collinstown, Westmeath, Ireland

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Price range from £540 to £700 per week
Number of units of accommodation: 1
Sleeps from 4 to 7 people in 4 bedrooms 
Number of bathrooms: 3 
Short Breaks: Yes - The minimum number of days for a short break is 3
Suitable for the disabled:   - Mild disabled
Children are welcome:  
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Recently rated 4 Star, 4 bedroom Self Catering House near the village of Collinstown, County Westmeath. Knee Hi Farm is situated on the shores of Lough Lene which is one of the best fishing locations in Ireland. Magical farm setting and a beautiful house make for a holiday to remember. 1 hour 15 minutes drive from Dublin city centre on the M4 motorway. Sleeps up to 7.

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http://www.kneehifarm.com
Payment Options: cheque, bank transfer, credit card
Contact: Mr. Kieran Finnerty
Parking Bath
Television Indoor Spa Bath
Sky Television Hot Tub
Video or DVD Shower
Microwave Power Shower
Dishwasher Open Fire
Ensuite Bathroom Wood Stove
Central heating Laundry facilities
Games Room Swimming Pool
Garden Tennis Court
Linen
Towels provided Bed linen provided
Knee Hi Farm - Collinstown,

Knee Hi Farm is a bright and spacious self-catering house on a working free-range farm. A newly rated 4 star farmhouse. It is located approximately half a mile from the picturesque village of Collinstown in the county of Westmeath in Ireland.

The 17.5 acre farm enjoys a large frontage onto Lough Lene, a Blue Flag Lake with “gin clear” water and great fish stocks. Lough Lene is famous for fly fishing and has a natural head of wild brown trout (in season) and good pike fishing all year round. Guests can enjoy free fishing (using our memberships) from the lake shore or take the boat out and tour the lake. Lough Lene is one of the best fishing locations in Ireland. Also we have a large American Indian Tipi close to the lake, which is an ideal spot to chill out.

We are close to Lough Derravaragh (9km), Lough Owel (19km) and Lough Ree (50km).

The farm house is a modernised traditional cottage and extends to over 1700 sq. ft., with a large open plan kitchen, dining and living area, 3 double bedrooms, one single bedroom, and 3 bathrooms, 2 of them ensuite. The accommodation is suitable for up to 7 people.

Situated 101 km from Dublin Airport, via the M4 motorway, it is a drive of one hour and fifteen minutes from Dublin City Centre.  In addition to fishing, guests can enjoy golf, horse-riding, dog and horse racing, visits to historic gardens and archaeological sites.   The Maypole pub in the village is within walking distance and the large market town of Mullingar is a twenty minute drive.

Please check out the views on the farm at:

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Please visit http://www.kneehifarm.com to find out more about the holiday cottage, amenities, surrounding area and places to visit in Westmeath.

Changeover Day: Flexible

Check availability and prices on the cottage web site http://www.kneehifarm.com

Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard Loughcrew, Oldcastle Fore Abbey, Fore Loughcrew, Oldcastle, Co. Meath Belvedere House, Mullingar Athlone Castle, Athlone Mullingar Dog Racing Track Fairyhouse Horse Racing, Meath

Travel: Mullingar Railway Station or Dublin Airport

Good places to visit: Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath Loughcrew, Oldcastle, Co. Meath Fore Abbey, Fore, Co. Westmeath Fairyhouse Racecourse, Co. Meath Belvedere House, Mullingar Athlone Castle, Athlone Mullingar Dog Racing Track

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Good places to eat: Weirs Bar & Restaurant, Multyfarnham Mullingar has a cosmopolitan selection of restaurants

Local Sports: Fishing, Golfing, Horse Riding and Walking. Dog and Horse Racing.

Collinstown

Collinstown is a picturesque village overlooking Lough Lene. It has a central square that is created by the buildings around the crossroads at the heart of the village being set back from the road.  
The numerous ring forts in the locality suggest that Collinstown has been inhabited from stone-age times. During early Christian times a community of nuns lived in the area, which is how the village takes its Gaelic name “Baile na gCailleach” town of veiled women. In the past the town was referred to irreverently as "the town of the hags.”  There was once a convent established on the Nun's island of nearby Lough Lene, which may be where the name was derived from. Collinstown was also known in the past as Maypole.  This historical name was borrowed by the Maypole pub (my favourite) situated in the town square.

Collinstown has been an inhabited area from pre-Christian times, as the presence of a number of Ringforts and other historic relics testifies. Though some are now overgrown they may be seen on the high ground surrounding Lough Lene. The area contains ancient burial-grounds associated with Saint Colman who was responsible for 7 early Christian cells, of which Lene and Carric are in the vicinity of Collinstown. Christian mass paths, and styles by which pilgrims travelled on foot through fields to Sunday mass date date from the penal times. Turgesius the Viking had a fortress built nearby, upon the main Lough Lene Island. 

Collinstown also has historic links with several religious orders: the Irish name Baile na gCailleach is based on an association with the convent on the second island on Lough Lene. Nearby, to the north is the village of Fore and the religious and monastic complex of Fore Abbey.