West of Ireland

Houndswood
Farm

The Place

A farm that has been
worked for generations.

Houndswood sits in a fold of land at the edge of Connacht. Stone walls running up into the hill, a field that changes colour with the season, and a sky that does whatever it likes. The farm is still active — you'll hear it in the morning and see it in the evening.

A narrow country lane with yellow wildflowers down the centre, stone walls and open fields beyond
Houndswood farmhouse — stone walls, red tin roof, mustard yellow windows
Farm outbuildings with mustard yellow doors and stone walls under a wide sky
Sheep grazing beside a dry stone wall, hills and open sky behind

The Stay

Renovated with care.
Lived in with intention.

The farmhouse was stripped back and rebuilt slowly. Stone walls, timber floors, a range in the kitchen that heats the whole ground floor. Nothing was added for show.

Sleeping here is quiet in a way that's hard to describe. The kind of quiet that only happens when the building itself is calm. The beds are comfortable. The light in the mornings is good.

The farmhouse windows looking out onto the fields — morning mist over the hills
  • Sleeps up to 8
  • Full kitchen with range cooker
  • Two bathrooms
  • Peat fire in the sitting room
  • Farm access and animals nearby
The main bedroom: white linen, timber beams overhead, morning light through a small window

When the weather turns

The rain
is part of it.

The west of Ireland does not apologise for its weather. It rains here, properly, sometimes for days. When it does, the range stays lit, the fire stays banked, and the windows frame something worth watching.

There is a specific pleasure in being warm inside while it is genuinely wild outside. You will find it here.

Life on the Farm

A working farm.
Present, not performed.

The animals have their own rhythms. They are not here for guests, but guests find themselves pausing near the gate anyway.

A young white lamb in the field
The pig and chickens sharing the farmyard in the afternoon

Care & Continuity

Built to last.

A place restored with intention, run with care, and shaped slowly into something that will outlast any particular season.

  • The farmhouse during restoration, stone walls exposed, scaffolding up

    The Restoration

    Stripped back to stone and rebuilt slowly. Every decision made for the next fifty years, not the next five.

  • A dry stone wall close up, the boundary of the farm fields

    The Land

    The farm has been worked for generations. We are not so much owners as stewards, keeping it going for whoever comes next.

  • The kitchen garden in spring, beds planted and beginning to grow

    The Garden

    A working kitchen garden planted in the first year. What grows here feeds what happens here.

  • The farmhouse at night under a dark, open sky

    What's Growing

    Farm tours, creative residencies, a place to slow down and learn from the land. Still taking shape.

Words from Guests

What guests said

“We hit the Jackpot with this AirBnB accommodation. An old stone farm building tastefully renovated to a very high standard. Location is quiet, with plenty of safe , scenic walking on the doorstep.”

Ireland, Apr 2026

  • “We'd go back in a heartbeat. If you're after something that actually feels like a proper country side escape, this is it.”

    Switzerland, Apr 2026

  • “Very rural. It is a farm with converted outbuildings. We deliberately chose it because of a. The tranquility b. Central location to Galway City, Croagh Patrick, Connemara, Kylemore Abbey, etc.”

    Germany, Feb 2026

  • “ The welcome committee consisted of a border collie, chickens, cats and a black pig named Maybel. A real highlight for children.”

    Germany, Feb 2026
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