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.
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.
Cuddlesworth wrote: » Might as well add good broadband into the mix if your WFH.
Rustyman101 wrote: » dunmore co waterford, all the way but pricey !
listermint wrote: » Rent first , see if you can get a short term lease. If you don't enjoy the location you can move on.
bridest wrote: » What about Dungarvan!?
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.
bridest wrote: » Cool, thank you. I've a friend living in La Hinch. He moved at the start of January. He's loving it.
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
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 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
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
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