Jackdaw Cottage

Entire cottage in Ballyward, United Kingdom

  1. 8 guests
  2. 4 bedrooms
  3. 4 beds
  4. 3 bathrooms
2 reviews
Hosted by Chris
  1. 5 months hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

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Mountain view

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Furry friends welcome

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A lovingly restored 200-year-old Irish cottage near the Mourne Mountains - one of Northern Ireland’s most scenic regions

• Four bedrooms & three bathrooms
• Hand-built kitchen
• Open hearth fireplace & wood-burning stove
•Off-grid power by solar panels
• Sleeps 8

Whether you’re hiking mountains, walking beaches, exploring film locations, or curling up by the fire, Jackdaw Cottage is the perfect peaceful getaway or an adrenaline-filled Mourne adventure!
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The space
Jackdaw Cottage is a lovingly restored Irish Cottage with beautiful panoramic views of the Mournes and Slieve Croob and Dromara hills. It has charm and character in every room you enter. Whether it's relaxing on cosy seats by the fire or cooking up a dinner in the Cottage kitchen Jackdaw Cottage is the most beautiful picturesque cottage you will find. A completely private location 400m up a private lane means complete privacy and relaxation. With two king size beds and two double beds, our four bedroom cottage can easily sleep 8 people.
With exposed beams, beautiful wooden doors and beautiful handmade timber sliding sash windows, you'll never want to leave Jackdaw Cottage.
The house is powered via solar panels so we are completely off-grid!
A three year restoration project was undertook by myself to restore this beautiful cottage.
The last person to live there died in 1859! And the house lay derelict until 1970 when it was converted into a cattle quarantine centre for cattle being exported all over the world from Ireland!
Then in 2022 I bought the house and saved it from demolition as it was for sale as a building site. Instead of allowing someone to destroy this beautiful property I restored it back to its former glory!
The name Jackdaw Cottage was given to the house by my neighbour, when I was restoring the property at the beginning I was bombarded by jackdaw birds trying to nest inside the house and chimneys which they had been doing for generations. The birds saw it as their house, not mine! So rather than fight them I built little nesting holes in the walls of the house and they nest there now instead, the name Jackdaw Cottage was to simply acknowledge them!
A huge amount of late nights, dedication and hard work went into this restoration but all worth it to bring this cottage back to life and welcome guests from all over the world!
NI tourism board certified!

Guest access
You have sole use of the entire property. A lockbox is provided outside for remote check-ins for people arriving late etc.
Ample parking is available all around the cottage front and back. We also have a huge garden so perfect for a group get together and kids!

Other things to note
Dogs are allowed upon request. Please message beforehand regarding bringing dogs along as there are horses, sheep and cattle in the surrounding fields

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What this place offers

Mountain view
Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises

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Where you’ll be

Ballyward, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Meet your host

Host
2 reviews
5.0 out of 5 average rating
5 months of hosting
Born in the 90s
My work: Heritage builder
Hey! My name is Chris and I'm the owner of Jackdaw Cottage. I'm a Heritage Builder meaning I restore old buildings and bring them back to their former glory to help protect them for the future generations. I spent 10 years working abroad in New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Germany, Holland, England and even Uzbekistan! Abroad I was Farming, I returned home and bought Jackdaw Cottage to save it from demolition!
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House rules

Check-in: 15:00 – 23:00
Checkout before 11:00
8 guests maximum

Safety & property

Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm

Cancellation policy