Oak House B & B
Mountshannon

Woodview Cottage is a fully self-contained property nestling amongst the trees which line Lough Derg's banks and is just 10 metres from the water's edge, giving unparallelled views across the Lough towards Holy Island and the hills of County Tipperary.
Woodview Cottage has it's own jetty with space for a boat just at the shoreline in front of the property which also doubles as a fishing quay allowing easy access for guests to fish Lough Derg without having to travel along the shoreline or out onto the lough itself.
It also has it's own barbeque, picnic table and chairs on site, perfect for cooking the 'Catch of the Day' fresh from the Lough.

To the left are two pictures showing the view from "Woodview Cottage's" front doorstep across Lough Derg towards Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) (which can be more clearly seen in the "zoomed-in" lower picture) with it's distinctive tower rising above the surrounding trees. The tower on Holy Island is circular and of a type almost unique to Ireland. It is believed that the building of these towers started after the first onslaught of the Norsemen as places of refuge and safety. In Irish a round tower is known as Claigh Theach, meaning Bell House.

The height of the tower on Holy Island is approx 24 1/2 metres and the circumference at the base is approx 14.6 metres, giving it a diameter of approx 4.6 metres, allowing for a wall thickness of 0.5 metres this means that the internal diameter of the tower is approx 3.6 metres or about 12 feet. It will be noticed that there is no distinctive conical cap to the tower on Holy Island and it is rumoured that there never was one.

It is believed that the island has always had a strong religious bearing on the area and indeed there are the remains of no less than seven churches on the island, these include St Colum's church, St Coelan's, St Caimin's, St Bridget's and St Mary's. There is also the Holy Well which is especially interesting for having a slot right down one side and a recess in the southerly side for offerings. The well is situated a short distance south-west from St Mary's church and it is at this well that religious pilgrimages ended and it was believed that if you could see your reflection in the well's water then your sin's would be forgiven.

This third picture is taken from just inside Woodview Cottage's front door and shows just how close you are to the shores of Lough Derg.

This photo is taken from the front doorstep of Woodview Cottage (looking to the right) and is a view across towards Mountshannon Harbour which can almost be seen through the tree-line to the left of, and behind, the white boat-house.

A view from the side of The Wood looking back up the lane.
As can be seen from this photo The Wood is very secluded which adds to the peace and tranquility of the property.

Here is a view of The Wood from the lakeside.