Hi Barbara, How long are you planning on staying in Ireland for? Where have you been to on prevous trips here? The reason I as k is that Dingle to Gort / Kinvara ia a 4 hour drive. If time allows, it might be better to consider staying in a few diferent places as you move around Ireland. The good news is that September is after peak season so costs should be lower and booking easier. The Irish Tourist Board will send you out a magazine brochure called " Discover Ireland". It lists every Tourist Board approved accomodation provider ( all types - hotels, apartments cottages, b and bs etc). We have holidayed at home in Ireland ourselves for the last few years as we have two small litle girls who are two young to travel long haul. We always pick self catering apartments associated with a nice hotel so you get the best of both worlds, the freedom o the apartment / cottage and the facilities ( Dining , Bar , Fitness/leisure ) of the Hotel. I would consider staying in Dingle town itself as a base to tour the Dingle area and Galway city or the Galway Bay area for Kinvara. For Gort have a look at the Shannon Oaks Hotel located on the shore of Lough Derg on the River Shannon. Not too far from Gort. www.shannonoaks.ie Kind regards, Stuart www.irelandandirish.com/forums ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 4:45 PM Subject: [IRISH-AMER] New question.... > Now we're (4 adults)planning a trip to West Ireland in September....can > anyone recommend a cottage to rent/self catering accommodation that you > liked, > and that would allow us to tour the Dingle Peninsula and basically cover > the > South west of Ireland? We've done the B & Bs and that was fine, but now > want > to "put down roots" a little to continue my search for relatives in > Kinvara > and Gort plus sightsee! If this is off topic, I'm sorry. Been counting > on you > all for so much information in the past. Barbara > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message