Gleneven House
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Gleneven House is a b&b in Inniskeen, on the Monaghan coast, listed on Fáilte Ireland’s official register of quality-assured accommodation. It is a smaller, owner-run house of 3 rooms, the kind of place where you deal with the people who actually run it.
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A small village in south Monaghan, birthplace of the poet Patrick Kavanagh and still surrounded by the drumlin farmland he wrote about.
Inniskeen is a quiet crossroads village in south Monaghan, and its main claim to fame is a literary one: the poet Patrick Kavanagh was born in the townland of Mucker nearby in 1904, and it was this parish and its people that shaped poems like "The Great Hunger" and "Stony Grey Soil". He is buried in the graveyard of the old parish church in the village.
For a B&B stay in Inniskeen, that church is now the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, telling the story of his life and work through exhibitions and a topographical model of the local landscape he wrote about. Beyond the centre, the appeal of the village is its quiet: drumlin farmland, small roads and the kind of unhurried Monaghan countryside that gave Kavanagh his subject matter in the first place.
Things to do near Gleneven House
The Patrick Kavanagh Centre
Housed in the former St Mary’s church, this centre traces the life and poetry of Patrick Kavanagh, who was born nearby in 1904 and is buried in the adjoining graveyard.
Kavanagh’s grave
Patrick Kavanagh is buried in the graveyard of the old church in Inniskeen village, a short and simple stop for anyone following his poetry through the landscape that inspired it.
The Monaghan drumlin countryside
The small hills and quiet back roads around Inniskeen are the same "stony grey soil" landscape that runs through much of Kavanagh’s work, good ground for a slow drive or walk.
Getting to Inniskeen
Inniskeen is just off the R178, about 15 minutes from Carrickmacross and around 25 minutes from Dundalk, with access to the M1 motorway nearby for onward journeys north or south.
Booking Gleneven House direct, and what the rating means
No fees, no middleman
Ring the owner, or use the contact details on this page, and arrange the stay with the house rather than through an app. No booking fee added to your bill and no commission taken from the owner, so the room rate you agree is the room rate you pay.
A better stay, direct
Owners answer the questions a booking platform never will: whether the room at the front is quieter, how early breakfast can be served, or where to park for a few days. Speaking to the house directly is how B&Bs in Ireland were booked for decades.
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Send the owner the details of your stay and they will come back to you directly. No booking fee, no platform in between, just Inniskeen on the other end.
Gleneven House, common questions
Where is Gleneven House?
Gleneven House is at Lacklom, Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan (Eircode A91 A065). Give the Eircode to your sat-nav to find the door.
How do I book Gleneven House?
You contact the owner directly, by phone or the enquiry form on this page. DirectBnB adds no booking fee and takes no commission, so you arrange the stay with the house itself and pay the room rate with nothing on top.
How many rooms does Gleneven House have?
Gleneven House has 3 rooms. As a smaller, owner-run house it is worth booking ahead, particularly in summer and over weekends.
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