Moving by the sea

bridest

hello,
after this current level 5 ends , myself and my girlfriend are considering moving somewhere near the coast.
we are both working from home and it looking unlikely we will get on a sun holiday anytime soon, we've decided we would try rent a house by the sea.

I'm thinking either south, Wexford / Waterford direction or over west, Galway or Clare.

Spotted a place in Kilrush, Co.Clare, but seems like a pretty small town.
Any opinion on Tramore?

I love sea swimming, she loves walking and hiking.

Rustyman101

bridest wrote: »

hello,
after this current level 5 ends , myself and my girlfriend are considering moving somewhere near the coast.
we are both working from home and it looking unlikely we will get on a sun holiday anytime soon, we've decided we would try rent a house by the sea.

I'm thinking either south, Wexford / Waterford direction or over west, Galway or Clare.

Spotted a place in Kilrush, Co.Clare, but seems like a pretty small town.
Any opinion on Tramore?

I love sea swimming, she loves walking and hiking.

dunmore co waterford, all the way but pricey !

Cuddlesworth

Might as well add good broadband into the mix if your WFH.

db

Most coastal areas in Clare are very isolated outside of the summer season. Kilrush is a country town on the Shannon Estuary about 15 minutes from Kilkee. To be honest it wouldn't be my choice if I wanted to be near the sea. On the west coast you could try looking for somewhere near Galway, maybe out towards Spiddal. Tramore has a lot going for it as a place to live - near to Waterford, fantastic open sea swimming, not far from the Greenway for walking and cycling and plenty of places to go along the coast to Dungarvan for walking etc.

Feets

Some fab properties in Tramore. Its a real outdoorsy place .

bridest

db wrote: »

Most coastal areas in Clare are very isolated outside of the summer season. Kilrush is a country town on the Shannon Estuary about 15 minutes from Kilkee. To be honest it wouldn't be my choice if I wanted to be near the sea. On the west coast you could try looking for somewhere near Galway, maybe out towards Spiddal. Tramore has a lot going for it as a place to live - near to Waterford, fantastic open sea swimming, not far from the Greenway for walking and cycling and plenty of places to go along the coast to Dungarvan for walking etc.

Yes a friend has recommended Tramore

bridest

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Might as well add good broadband into the mix if your WFH.

Yes an important consideration. I have 2 wifi dongles that are working well for us here, but of course the signal would need to be good for them to work wherever we end up.

Stars03827

Wexford would be lovely or Kerry, if that's not too far away for you both. Great idea

Donegal if WiFi allows- you’ll get better value, bigger house and closer to the sea if costs are an issue.
Any decent property close to sea in south east will be massive prices to rent this summer due to staycations

drunkmonkey

You'd be better off in Lahinch/Ennistymon than Kilrush, you'll struggle to find somewhere to rent in Lahinch holiday market is too lucrative come summer it's busy all year round though.

aquinn

Rustyman101 wrote: »

dunmore co waterford, all the way but pricey !

Dunmore is fantastic, very quiet in Winter though. One side of the village has brutal phone reception. The other v good as apparently one of the head honchos from 3 lives there and so that's where the best signal is.

hoganj

You would really have to check out the areas first.
Dunmore is lovely and quaint but probably too quiet.
Tramore is lovely, surrounded by the copper coast (cycling and walks etc) and great for sea swimming/surfing/kite surfing. Lots of housing estates there too by the golf course.

They are not a million miles away from civilisation too if you want to nip up to Dublin or Cork.

Co.Clare I can't speak for but probably lovely too.

Claw Hammer

You need to be careful about renting in the holiday resort locations. You can be given a lease in winter when it's quiet and then kicked out when the tourist season starts. The advantage of a place like Kilrush is that it is not a holiday resort and you will be able to negotiate a 12 month lease with confidence that you won't be kicked out for the Summer.

listermint

Rent first , see if you can get a short term lease. If you don't enjoy the location you can move on.

bridest

listermint wrote: »

Rent first , see if you can get a short term lease. If you don't enjoy the location you can move on.

That's our plan

bridest

What about Dungarvan!?

drunkmonkey

bridest wrote: »

What about Dungarvan!?

If your into sea swimming you might enjoy the west coast more, not sure if it's once a week or every day but there's a sea swim in milton malby, https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Sports-League/White-Strand-Open-Water-Swimming-149413828463801/
You've all the surfing then up along the coast if it's something you'd like to get into and some of the beaches are amazing with decent waves.
I'd pick the west over the east any day, different planet over there.

bridest

drunkmonkey wrote: »

If your into sea swimming you might enjoy the west coast more, not sure if it's once a week or every day but there's a sea swim in milton malby, https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Sports-League/White-Strand-Open-Water-Swimming-149413828463801/
You've all the surfing then up along the coast if it's something you'd like to get into and some of the beaches are amazing with decent waves.
I'd pick the west over the east any day, different planet over there.

Cool, thank you.
I've a friend living in La Hinch. He moved at the start of January. He's loving it.

redarmyblues

Sligo has two seaside suburbs Rosses Point and Strandhill that are under 10KM from Sligo on good roads with an hourly bus service, both are relatively pricy compared to the surrounding areas (but are more affordable than Westport which is another option in the west) Strandhill is surfing and laid back and Rosses Point sailing and a little snooty so whichever vibe you might prefer. The Maugherarow peninsula is another option in Sligo more rural and about 15Km away more of a hippy scene and cheaper than the two villages mentioned above, fibre and 5G in all the above. . Easky and Enniscrone are two other surfing villages located in west Sligo, cheap but more isolated. They are currently building a dual carriageway between Collooney and Catlebaldwin which will reduce journey times between Sligo and Dublin to below 1/12 hours. Sligo is currently enjoying a mini-boom in outdoorsy types relocating from the east coast so you might have to move fast. Rentals are available year-round in all the above.

The area around Westport is great and you might consider the stretches out to Loisbourgh and Newport or even Mulranney. The north and north-west Mayos coasts are fantastic but sparsely populated and remote. Phone signals tend to be poor in mountain parts ditto for Donegal below.

Donegal has a great coastline but is the county that is the hardest to get to from most places in Ireland, most of the beachy places apart from Bundoran and Rossnowlagh require further journeys on often bad roads. Bundoran has huge potential as surf town but the powers that be locally prefer to make their money from slot machine addicts from the North and it can be depressing especially in winter. Donegal Town (yes it is coastal) is a little gem, though the Diamond does get crowded in summer and is over 3 hours from Dublin on roads that are mostly poor after Cavan

drunkmonkey

bridest wrote: »

Cool, thank you.
I've a friend living in La Hinch. He moved at the start of January. He's loving it.

Yea it's a cool little village, ask him to check the wall on the way into joe's cafe is there anything to rent locally. There's so much to do at either side of you doubt either of you would get bored.
Fanore is a great beach if the tide is in on Lahinch.

bridest

redarmyblues wrote: »

Sligo has two seaside suburbs Rosses Point and Strandhill that are under 10KM from Sligo on good roads with an hourly bus service, both are relatively pricy compared to the surrounding areas (but are more affordable than Westport which is another option in the west) Strandhill is surfing and laid back and Rosses Point sailing and a little snooty so whichever vibe you might prefer. The Maugherarow peninsula is another option in Sligo more rural and about 15Km away more of a hippy scene and cheaper than the two villages mentioned above, fibre and 5G in all the above. . Easky and Enniscrone are two other surfing villages located in west Sligo, cheap but more isolated. They are currently building a dual carriageway between Collooney and Catlebaldwin which will reduce journey times between Sligo and Dublin to below 1/12 hours. Sligo is currently enjoying a mini-boom in outdoorsy types relocating from the east coast so you might have to move fast. Rentals are available year-round in all the above.

The area around Westport is great and you might consider the stretches out to Loisbourgh and Newport or even Mulranney. The north and north-west Mayos coasts are fantastic but sparsely populated and remote. Phone signals tend to be poor in mountain parts ditto for Donegal below.

Donegal has a great coastline but is the county that is the hardest to get to from most places in Ireland, most of the beachy places apart from Bundoran and Rossnowlagh require further journeys on often bad roads. Bundoran has huge potential as surf town but the powers that be locally prefer to make their money from slot machine addicts from the North and it can be depressing especially in winter. Donegal Town (yes it is coastal) is a little gem, though the Diamond does get crowded in summer and is over 3 hours from Dublin on roads that are mostly poor after Cavan

Iived in Sligo before, not going back!
I did enjoy sea swimming around Rosses Point but there are various reasons that I've no love for the place now


I'm from Cavan, roads have improved a lot over the years, if you haven't been around n Cavan recently.

My girlfriend doesn't drive and I'd like to be somewhere within 30 min walk to a town, so she doesn't feel too isoloted and doesn't feel like she would have to rely on me everytime to go to a shop. Have something lined up near La Hinch, but only until end of May, as owner is hoping for a holiday season. But not ready to move until March so still have time

drunkmonkey

There's a dedicated cycle/walk footpath from Ennistymon to Lahinch if she needed to go in but you'll get most things you need in the village.

redarmyblues

Just looking on Daft there is very little availability to rent anywhere on the west coast from Derry down, except god help us all Letterkenny. Tralee which is an often underlooked town has 6 units, lots of beaches close by and plenty of hill walking on Dingle Pen. Nice looking cottage for 750pm in Lixnaw.

https://www.daft.ie/for-rent/house-thistle-cottage-gortadrislig-lixnaw-co-kerry/2879665

Graces7

redarmyblues wrote: »

The area around Westport is great and you might consider the stretches out to Loisbourgh and Newport or even Mulranney. The north and north-west Mayos coasts are fantastic but sparsely populated and remote. Phone signals tend to be poor in mountain parts ditto for Donegal below.

Agree re Westport ( being a Mayo dweller) . So many lovely coastal places nearby . Enjoy the search! Mulranny has a glorious beach but is a little sparse re shops etc eg no pharmacy.

And yes, very few rentals just now.

Or how about eg Achill?

Davauer

Living by sea is not pleasant in winter it's cold and damp and you will not be going swimming you need a house with good heating and pretty modem also good internet broadband and cellphone service.you will find a lot of home break-ins if there are a lot of empty holiday homes on the area so I would live in a built up place were locals live.a friend had a holiday home and they broke in every week stole kitchen cabinets.boiler and had party's there and set 2 fires

redarmyblues

Davauer wrote: »

Living by sea is not pleasant in winter it's cold and damp and you will not be going swimming you need a house with good heating and pretty modem also good internet broadband and cellphone service.you will find a lot of home break-ins if there are a lot of empty holiday homes on the area so I would live in a built up place were locals live.a friend had a holiday home and they broke in every week stole kitchen cabinets.boiler and had party's there and set 2 fires

Lots of people swim all year round, but the rest of what you say makes sense. Out of season resorts are depressing and it is best to choose a place close to or in an urban area with Sligo excluded my shortlist on the west coast would be.

Donegal Town.
Westport.
Tralee.
Dingle.

Wildcards.
Ballina (not that handy for beaches)
Clifden.

lcwill

bridest wrote: »

hello,
after this current level 5 ends , myself and my girlfriend are considering moving somewhere near the coast.
we are both working from home and it looking unlikely we will get on a sun holiday anytime soon, we've decided we would try rent a house by the sea.

I'm thinking either south, Wexford / Waterford direction or over west, Galway or Clare.

Spotted a place in Kilrush, Co.Clare, but seems like a pretty small town.
Any opinion on Tramore?

I love sea swimming, she loves walking and hiking.

What about a bit more south-west down in Cork - somewhere Clonakilty / Kinsale / or Schull/Ballydehob/Skibbereen area?

Graces7

Davauer wrote: »

Living by sea is not pleasant in winter it's cold and damp and you will not be going swimming you need a house with good heating and pretty modem also good internet broadband and cellphone service.you will find a lot of home break-ins if there are a lot of empty holiday homes on the area so I would live in a built up place were locals live.a friend had a holiday home and they broke in every week stole kitchen cabinets.boiler and had party's there and set 2 fires

There are plenty of good villages and small towns by the sea where none of this applies; and it applies equally or more in rural areas away from the sea. it is lovely in winter, peaceful, and I have excellent internet and phone service.

French Toast

bridest wrote: »

My girlfriend doesn't drive and I'd like to be somewhere within 30 min walk to a town, so she doesn't feel too isoloted and doesn't feel like she would have to rely on me everytime to go to a shop. Have something lined up near La Hinch, but only until end of May, as owner is hoping for a holiday season. But not ready to move until March so still have time

Ennistymon could be suitable. Well equipped little town that has had a revival of sorts recently.

Pretzill

Have you thought about somewhere like Wicklow Town? On the coast - good swim areas but big enough town with good links to the capital. I live in the West and I find the ocean a challenge for swimming.

Alfred123

I had a friend move to Kilrush. Lasted all of 2 mnths. A 'ne'er do well, rowdy' element populate the place of late according to him.

Wherever you do decide to move, i guess spending a week or so there on a recce mission before hand will help you decide if its for you or not.

Im looking for something similar myself and if 'Daft' is the only means of finding a place, then things are not looking too good

drunkmonkey

Your probably better to ring property agents in the locality.

Eric Cartman

Alfred123 wrote: »

I had a friend move to Kilrush. Lasted all of 2 mnths. A 'ne'er do well, rowdy' element populate the place of late according to him.

Wherever you do decide to move, i guess spending a week or so there on a recce mission before hand will help you decide if its for you or not.

Im looking for something similar myself and if 'Daft' is the only means of finding a place, then things are not looking too good

Seaside villages it will always be worth trying to get an Airbnb in July and stay over the long weekend, gauge the scald, noise and litter level.
The last thing you want to find is that your new home features a 3 month long festival of discarded cheap lager and louts with their tops off fighting and shouting till all hours

lostcat

if you don't care about which coast you are on, stick to the east coast.
It's a lot nicer being outdoorsy without the almost constant mist/drizzle/rain you get on the West coast. Somewhere like Achill or Gwedoore is magnificent, but most days of the year you can't see how magnificent they are through the mist!

if you don't live on the west coast you tend to forget how wet it is.

ToxicPaddy

Go for it, whatever destination you choose it's definitely worth it.

Bought by the sea, 200m from the beach in North Co. Dublin and moved in at the end of 2019, so worth it having the beach nearby and freedom to actually do a few things during the lockdown.

Tramore is lovely as is Dunmore, have personal experience of both but as said earlier, are extremely quiet during the winters, even more so now the pubs and cafes are closed or only allowing take aways. Both within easy reach of Waterford and under 2 hours from Dublin.

As nice as it is to be away from it all, you will miss a big city or town nearby which I why I would recommend being somewhere near one for when you want to get those few bits that are not normally stocked in the local convenience stores.

bridest

Pretzill wrote: »

Have you thought about somewhere like Wicklow Town? On the coast - good swim areas but big enough town with good links to the capital. I live in the West and I find the ocean a challenge for swimming.

Very difficult to find any rentals around Wicklow

bridest

redarmyblues wrote: »

Lots of people swim all year round, but the rest of what you say makes sense. Out of season resorts are depressing and it is best to choose a place close to or in an urban area with Sligo excluded my shortlist on the west coast would be.

Donegal Town.
Westport.
Tralee.
Dingle.

Wildcards.
Ballina (not that handy for beaches)
Clifden.

I swim all year around as it is, in a lake. Thanks for those tips

Pretzill

bridest wrote: »

Very difficult to find any rentals around Wicklow

Yeah, I didn't realise how popular it has become - some nice buys there but I can see they are much higher priced in rentals and property than the west. Anywhere on any of our coasts will probably be pricier though - what about somewhere slightly off the beaten track like Arthurstown or Fethard in Wexford?