Rosleague Manor Hotel

17/10/2026

17/10/2026

Conscious of my record of posting quite poor, slightly ugly photos with a words to pics ratio that would make a Content Creator weep ..... instead of touchy , feely , slow mo reels - Here's some lovely Sunset pics taken by my Daughter Mary from various spots around the grounds.

16/10/2026

So with about 3 weeks to go in the season, tis fair to say we're a bit giddy and feeling very thankful for the crew as ever and our band of loyal regulars, as well as new friends and followers.

Also for the gift that keeps on giving to every living thing on the Grounds of Rosleague - Jono!
I could write a bleedin book already after only 3 years in his company.
Just to give the tiniest insight into how special he is, to those who haven't had the privelidge yet. Two Jono tales from only the last 48 hours from an Animal who just wants to MIND everyone he encounters.

Wednesday 4am, he's at the door of the bedroom, whining quietly and frantically pointing at the window with his eyes!
Now I've learned If he's not sure whats out there he barks, when he knows its a predator or a threat he does the above, SO smart!
Out the door he charges, the most timid of Labradors transformed into a growling, bristling, flexing ball of energy, that I suspect would come crying back to Daddy if he met a pi**ed off cat that stood its ground.....

As you'll see in the pics below , the hens like to meander over to the wood working shed in the afternoon to take in some sunshine , have a dust bath, safe in the knowledge that if I'm about the Roosters will behave.
So I'm in the shed looking out the window as the bauld, teenage Roo comes bouncing around the corner looking for divilment.
I'm just about to open the door and give him a roar , when I hear a commotion and see the Roo exiting stage left at a fair lick with our Boy Jono hot on his heels!
He's obviously been observing this for a while and figured if the boss wasn't around , he'd have to step up to the plate.

And just to show he's brave but he ain't no Lion, the Big Stag or 'King of the Hill' as I call him, was back last night for the Rut and roaring like only a h***y Stag can.
Jono looked at me with a sheepish, 'What the Hell was that?'
I spent some time reinforcing his gut instinct that this was the ONE animal we don't go after.....

So a before and after of the Robert Redford of dogs and of the flock of hens he's adopted as his own.
Most recent batch of 32 new 'Rescue Hens' are thriving, a pic of when they broke out for freedom after only 2 weeks in the shed and then more recently - their resilience and capacity to recover & trust in short order is truly remarkable!

12/09/2026

Mother Nature Rewards!

So after sorting out some fairly serious plumbing issues Thursday morning, I felt the forest calling and decided to reward myself by spending the rest of the day on the headland.

Storm Ewoyn as well as flattening or beheading large sections of sitka, has opened up new corridors for the wind.
So the maintenance is fairly constant and on the plus side, so is the addition of new light - leading to the recovery & return of mosses, mushrooms, ferns , while the Birch and Mountain Ash are gradually turning from choked, spindly skeletons to proper trees , chock full of new growth.

Finished up and figured I'd better give the kids some time before dark, so suggested a spot of fishing off the pier below for No 2 and a swim to entice the more retiscent No 1 , mercifully they both agreed, while Jono was already waiting in the car!

As we rolled up and Jono did his best swan dive into the bay , the rain & breeze were fairly hoirizontal.
But I could see the tiniest sliver of blue sky out the bay behind the headland. So I told the swimmer to sit tight for 10 minutes while the fisherman and myself dropped in a line, in the hope of adding to the first mackeral we caught in our bay in my 28 years here.

So the sky continued to lighten, but I thought it was just a bit too late for the Sun to make an appearance above the horizon, as the clouds made space.
Boy was I wrong, just as we were getting in - there it was, right on the crest of the penninsula I'd been working on all day, like a giant orange thank you, for trying my best to heal the headland.
The cherry on top as she dropped behind the trees was to be out in the middle of the bay with No 1 as 'The Diamond' & surrounding hills turned from orange to pink and it seemed everythjing around us was glowing for an all too fleeting moment.

I asked the crew in the kitchen who are outdoing themselves on a weekly basis, to take a few pics of the wonderfully seasonal Venison & Panna Cotta. No more than my own efforts, the pics really do not do the produce , care & creation justice but seriously Tasty!

26/08/2026

And now for something actually Hotel related ....

Our Autumn 'Added Value' mid-week specials are now available and it's very heartening to see so many regulars requesting them and booking in from Sunday September 27th - Thursday October 29th.
Book our 2 nights B&B 1 Dinner package Sunday thru Thursday and get a complimentary 2 course meal Dinner included on the 2nd night.
Book our 3 nights B&B , 2 Dinner package and avail of an extra 4th nights B&B.
Thank you.

26/08/2026

One of the really cool things about having a Lifetimes worth of timber and picking up a few skillz along the way ..... Is that you can think of the people in your life who have been good to you, without ever asking for a return of favour and decide to try and make them something nice, just because!
One such person in my life is my long, long, long, suffering Sister in Law, Lisa Keane who has to dance a merry dance between her Husband and I, trying to keep some order, shape on these old family business'.
I call her 'The Glue' in our Family & she is most definitely worthy of a dedicated post of her own unlittered with my own ego boosting wood projects, but this will have to do for now.

Needless to say there is quite a small list of folk for whom I would commit to the amount of epoxy work & sanding on this one off.

Had just about enough fun at the Brother's expense for one day....so edited out one pic.

04/08/2026

Housekeeping help required.
On site training provided.
Full time preferred.
Accomodation/Private Room Available.

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31/07/2026

So 'Field of Dreams' is one of my all time favourite movies to the point I pretty much adopted - 'If you Build it, They will Come' as my mantra in business and mercifully it hasn't served us too badly.

On another recent visit to John Nee's little gem of a 'General store' in Renvyle Village with the young fella, I was trying to think of a way to describe it best, to get across the wonder of finding such a place, still existing and thriving in a 1st world at least, that has sadly & tragically left these kinds of places behind.

It dawned on me that James Earl Jones magnificent speech towards the end of the movie, summed up the feelings it evoked beautifully!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SB16il97yw

Many locals will fondly remember a similar stop off for petrol, groceries, animal feed, wellies, stockings Post Office and whatever else a fella or Lady might need at Acton's in Moyard, long before the middle isle in Lidl was a thing...these places are gone or mostly going and they aren't coming back.

So be you generational local, blow in or tourist - if you find yourselves on the Renvle penninsula in need of some of the best bedding plants you'll find anywhere, some fishing tackle, paint, plant food or about a million other things and if they're not on view, there's always more 'out the back'.

Like all the best places, signage is neither required , nor present so its just opposite Rogan's petrol station & shop where you can fill up, grab coffee & snack and head down to Tully Pier for a dip to experience another absolute local gem.

Bring your grandparents for the best touchstone memories of similar spots all over the country and bring your kids and just allow them to dig and explore in there, its feckin magic!