Prettiest village in the country?

23-07-2017 08:00PM #1

Seeing as we've had plenty of worst towns/counties, and a few nice town/county efforts.

Just one vote. And by village, I think less than 1,000 should be the yardstick. And post a pic.

Eyeries, Beara, Co. Cork. A village located in the far SW of the country that kinda bucked the national trend towards stagnation and depression in the 80s and 90s and reinvented itself with an influx of bohemian types and a preference for brightly painted buildings. And with wonderful views across Bantry Bay, it's completely charming in summer and almost defiant against the storms in winter.

dd972 · 23-07-2017 08:15PM

Bloody hell, Moyross looks a bit different nowadays. :eek:

begbysback · 23-07-2017 08:17PM

Looks like windows 98 background

SmartinMartin · 23-07-2017 08:18PM

What's the cut -off point between town and village?

Alun · 23-07-2017 08:20PM

Wow, I'm all for tasteful pastel colours when painting houses but some of those are way over the top. Looks like a backdrop for a kids TV series.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 23-07-2017 08:22PM

A bit garish for my tastes. Is that first building what was O'Neill's Bar?

23-07-2017 08:27PM

SmartinMartin wrote: »

What's the cut -off point between town and village?

Suggested <1,000, but that need not be absolute.

Stetson Disgusting Eye wrote: »

A bit garish for my tastes. Is that first building what was O'Neill's Bar?

You possibly thinking of Allihies? 20 minutes further down the peninsula. Also very beautiful. The bars in Eyeries are Causkeys and O'Shea's afaik...but may have been a couple more in the past. Nearby Ardgroom had a pub closure in the last decade, the Holly Bar, so may well have happened in Eyeries too.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 23-07-2017 08:31PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Suggested <1,000, but that need not be absolute.

You possibly thinking of Allihies? 20 minutes further down the peninsula. Also very beautiful. The bars in Eyeries are Causkeys and O'Shea's afaik...but may have been a couple more in the past. Nearby Ardgroom had a pub closure in the last decade, the Holly Bar, so may well have happened in Eyeries too.

No. Had a search on Google images and they seem to have changed the widows and gone back to being a residence. Pity.

http://thefairytaletraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/eyeries-beara-peninsula-jcalvert-com.jpg

23-07-2017 08:40PM

Stetson Disgusting Eye wrote: »

No. Had a search on Google images and they seem to have changed the widows and gone back to being a residence. Pity.

http://thefairytaletraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/eyeries-beara-peninsula-jcalvert-com.jpg

Ah, thanks for that. Must show my wife. She used to play trad music in Causkeys as a kid - Beara woman. She'd remember it, and guess it was still there up to recently...just doesn't register with me, but then again never went on the tear in Eyeries.

Turtyturd · 23-07-2017 08:42PM

Ahascragh.

dark crystal · 23-07-2017 08:51PM

Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny and Stradbally in Co. Waterford are very picturesque.

RayM · 23-07-2017 08:56PM

Alun wrote: »

Wow, I'm all for tasteful pastel colours when painting houses but some of those are way over the top. Looks like a backdrop for a kids TV series.

Balamory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWBAINpDuvk

callaway92 · 23-07-2017 08:58PM

Killaloe

Alun · 23-07-2017 08:58PM

RayM wrote: »

Balamory.

That's the one I was thinking about!

Harry Palmr · 23-07-2017 09:03PM

Kilsheelan in Tipperary between Carrick and Clonmel is very picturesque without looking annoyingly "cute"

callaway92 · 23-07-2017 09:04PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Kilsheelan in Tipperary between Carrick and Clonmel is very picturesque without looking annoyingly "cute"

The hell? No it isn't

23-07-2017 09:06PM

dark crystal wrote: »

Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny and Stradbally in Co. Waterford are very picturesque.

Have been to Inistoge and it was pretty...if a bit touristy. Haven't been to Stradbally, but Dunmore East in Waterford is very pretty...

osarusan · 23-07-2017 09:11PM

Roundstone in Galway.

ronnie085 · 23-07-2017 09:33PM

Glandore, Cork, sitting having a pint overlooking the bay in the sunshine, could be south France/ Italy

road_high · 23-07-2017 09:36PM

Love Dunmore east, it's stunning. Also Kilmore Quay Co Wexford not a million miles away, is very nice.
Borris Co Carlow is one too that gets a bit overlooked.

chosen1 · 23-07-2017 09:37PM

Ardagh in Co. Longford is definitely a contender

https://goo.gl/maps/pgFnGZVsSQw

23-07-2017 09:37PM

ronnie085 wrote: »

Glandore, Cork, sitting having a pint overlooking the bay in the sunshine, could be south France/ Italy

Much prefer Union Hall across the bay. Far more life to it, a few bars. Glandore always struck me as pretty but kinda all money and no soul, like an address where millionaires want to say they have a holiday house, but lifeless.

23-07-2017 09:37PM

Moynalty, meath. Beautiful

ronnie085 · 23-07-2017 09:44PM

Deleted User wrote: »

ronnie085 wrote: »

Glandore, Cork, sitting having a pint overlooking the bay in the sunshine, could be south France/ Italy

Much prefer Union Hall across the bay. Far more life to it, a few bars. Glandore always struck me as pretty but kinda all money and no soul, like an address where millionaires want to say they have a holiday house, but lifeless.

Yeah, was just going to mention union hall too. Camped up the road from glandore for a few nights with the mrs, had a great time, only visited union hall during day on a cycle, lovely area.

road_high · 23-07-2017 09:48PM

Few lovely ones in Co Wicklow, such as Aughrim and Roundwood.

Tigerbaby · 23-07-2017 09:49PM

Conor

was at a funeral for a work colleague's Mother years ago in Eyries. A beautiful May evening for the removal.

I was stunned by the beauty of the place. The brightly painted houses to guide the fishermen home.

Could never forget it.

thank you for the wonderful picture

Yourself isit · 23-07-2017 09:54PM

Ballycotton Co Cork. Bit rough n ready but a beautiful view from every building.

23-07-2017 09:54PM

Tigerbaby wrote: »

Conor

was at a funeral for a work colleague's Mother years ago in Eyries. A beautiful May evening for the removal.

I was stunned by the beauty of the place. The brightly painted houses to guide the fishermen home.

Could never forget it.

thank you for the wonderful picture

And there's nothing like a Beara funeral. Real peninsula vibe. Everyone is related to or knows each other, so it can be a bit like the valley of the squinting windows if you fall foul of it. But at times of tragedy, they really pull tight, have been at funerals in Eyeries on bright summer midweek days and found only standing room in the carpark because hundreds turn out, when a funeral in a big town would hardly fill the front rows as everyone at work.