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About Us
Ballynoe House has three luxury self-catering guesthouses situated just 10 minutes from Clonakilty, the multi-award-winning West Cork tourist destination, and within a short walk of several beaches; an ideal location for your holiday on this part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Our blog posts cover events and opportunities for activities in West Cork as well as Ballynoe House which has a Resident Genealogist and Resident Artist.
Press Coverage:
West Cork People (July 2018)
Irish Independent Travel Feature (December 2018)
From Our Blog
- Why Direct Booking is the Real Deal
- You Win Some and You Lose Some as a Genetic Genealogist
- Assistance from the Resident Family Historian & Genetic Genealogist
- Top Tips to Maximise Your Online DNA & Genealogical Profile
- Why Guests Stay at Ballynoe House, West Cork
- One of the Best Autism-Friendly Holiday Locations in Ireland
- West Cork Garden Trail
- Travelling the Seven C’s – An Approach to Genetic Genealogy (Part 2)
- Travelling the Seven C’s – An Approach to Genetic Genealogy (Part 1)
- atDNA Goes Pop!
- Kevin the Rescue Jackdaw
- The Folds Beneath Your Feet in West Cork
- Heads Up on Dandelions
- Miniature Rock Gardens
- Autism-Friendly Accommodation & Environment
- Clonakilty Festivals
- Forty Years of Family History Research in 2019
- Sandscove – Our Secret Beach
- What Use is Sibling DNA for Family History?
- Sharing Your atDNA Test Results
- Surf’s Up in West Cork
- Clonakilty – Ireland’s Place of the Year for 2017
- Children’s Activities at Ballynoe House
- Flexible Family Accommodation
- Self-Catering Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Cooking Yourself
- Attending a Wedding or Event at a Clonakilty-area Hotel?
- Partnering with FiveStar International
- A Tour of Ballynoe Mews (Holiday Lets)
- Ballynoe House Holiday Lets
- Having a Whale of a Time
- Ballynoe House Presents The Barn House
- The Constant West Cork Gardener
- DNA Solves a 170-Year-Old Family Mystery
- DNA in Family History Research
- Old Postcards of Clonakilty
- A Family Member Who Sank with the SS Titanic
- The Documented Extinction of a Family Name
- The Rewards of Family History
- The O’NEILL Families of Clonakilty
- Ballynoe House Woodland Trail
- How the LOWNEY Family Came to Clonakilty
- Fairy Doors at Ballynoe House
- A Novel Holiday Destination
- A History of Accommodation
- Galley Head Lighthouse
- Sub-Townlands of Dunowen, Ardfield
- Arts & Crafts, West Cork
- Walking West Cork
- Wildflower Meadows at Ballynoe House
- Why Visit West Cork?
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