15/09/2023
Autumnal mornings into autumnal eves ❤️.
Three self-catering holiday units in the grounds of a 100 acre farm estate on the shores of Blessington Lakes.
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12/06/2023
A Sunday in June, too hot and humid to really achieve much but picture perfect.
The sun is still shining, Ireland who are we?
Long may it last. ❤️
31/05/2023
As I rose early this morning I reflected on the month of May and all that she had brought forth.
Warm sunny days with the winds at our back and the promise of longer evenings ahead.
99's, football kits, daily applications of sunscreen, Zirtek taking the place of Calpol and extra after after dinner plays.
Grasses looking greener than I can remember and the Hawthorn trees standing tall like giant puffs of cotton candy saluting us as we go about our daily treks. Cow parsley spilling over onto the road, an explosion of growth and colour, new life and nesting.
It was like world woke up and we were there to greet it!
For me a particular high point is and continues to be the return of the swallows after their long flight and year long absence.
The holy grail of the GAA is back in swing.
Mammy's, Daddy's (and anyone else than can be roped in) roaring on their support from the side lines much to the delight of young faces tanned and freckled from the sun.
The stresses of life didn't disappear but the sharper edges were taken off.
May, you have been good to us.
June, you have big shows to fill.
13/02/2023
Spring has sprung, the skies are blue and lambing season is knocking on our door.
Farming can difficult and sometimes it can feel a bit desolate and isolating in the winter months when the animals need more from you than at any other time in the farming year.
The ground is cold and the grass has little growth, the hay bales that we make in the summer months are put out to feed the animals along with supplementary grains.
Feeding can be a chore but on days like today it's a joy to be out on the land and serves as a reminder of how lucky we are to have this farming life.
The cycle of life continues as we count down to lambing 2023 which we anticipate will start around March 10th and no doubt be in full swing for St. Patrick's Day!
The expectant ewes have been separated out and we have begun feeding extra buckets of ration those expecting twins or triplets.
The same will commence next week for those with single pregnancies.
The weather has been kind and we have been able to keep the flock outside for longer than is the norm. Soon they will move indoor to sheds and the long days and nights of lambing begins.
The most wonderful time of the year awaits and we look forward to new life on the farm. ❤️
16/01/2023
Frosty mornings, blue skies and crisp air, always country living .
We're slowly waking up from our winter slumber, enjoying the calm before the lambing storm that awaits.
The scanning has been completed and numbers are in but more about the later.
It's eight weeks and counting until the delivery ward opens and the pens fill up bringing new life to the farm. As the old song goes ....it's the most wonderful time of the year!
Were also tending to the business of the Mews, fresh coats of paint and newly painted doors are in progress, the window and couch cleaning is booked.
New towels and bed linens are ordered, along with some new pieces for the shelves.
I'm on the lookout for something for the walls..... I'm always on the look out for ornaments and pictures as neither are easily come by but patience and all that!
In the meantime enjoy all of the freshness and newness that January brings.
01/01/2023
Happy New Year from all at Butterhill Mews, out with the old and in with the new!
There's very few of us (especially those with young children) that come out of the Christmas period feeling rested, so take it easy on the New Years Resolutions, the changes will come when your ready for them.
30/12/2022
2023 Calendars Open for Booking.
In the midst of our winter slumber and in what seems like the blink of an eye, we have now opened calendars for our 2023 season.
Our season will run from April 1 through to September 30th.
It feels almost surreal to be entering our 3rd year as Airbnb hosts both opening our home and farm to visitors from far and wide.
A lot has changed in the past 3 years and we have all likely experienced far too much yet at the same time life continues in its familiar ebb and flow, I suppose what's most notable for us is the fact that we no longer have any babies in our house as our smallest man is now 5.
So the months continue to turn and here at ButterhillMews we move towards our lambing season with lots of expectant mothers grazing the land.
We look forward to welcoming in Spring time, it's longer days, fresh growth and with it many new guests,
See you soon!
22/08/2022
Frost and dew on the early morning leaves, Autumnal night skies ever so quietly creeping In.
The season are a changing ❤️.
20/08/2022
Evening chats with these beauties, Bob and Otis.
Father and Son, aged 7 and 17 both fresh as daisies.
The gentlest of souls, rescued on Halloween 2019 from the Cork Donkey Sanctuary.
We consider ourselves the lucky ones ❤️🥕🥕.
A bit of convincing needed but definitely room for a couple more!
15/07/2022
Summer borders burst with colour and rich pickings at Butterhill Mews.
14/06/2022
And the head of the herd "Annabelle"!
14/06/2022
All the reds... Caramel, Scratchy and Minnie!
01/03/2022
There was a gorgeous evening sun last night and a warmth fell over the land, a warmth that we haven't felt for a while.
I ran for the garden and for the first time this year I put my hands in the ground and it helped.
It helped to lift a heaviness that I know so many are feeling at the moment brought on by what is happening in the Ukraine, by what we see and read daily on the news and social media.
We look on feeling helpless and yet we scramble to help, we donate, we pray, we hope, we light candles but all the while feeling a little futile and trying not to imagine but imagining.
Imagining that it could be our father, brother, sister, parent, children, it could be any us who like the people of the Ukraine simply chose to live a democratic and peaceful life while taking steps to secure better partnerships for their country.
It literally is "desperate" and the irony is not lost that while we secure our freedom from Covid and move back to a more normal way of living, their world crashes down around them.
So we continue to hope and pray, support and give, all the while hoping that sense or unyielding pressure from the west will secure their safety but in the meantime as we watch on and the sadness weighs heavy, remember to take a moment for yourself, get some fresh air, walk, run, cycle, meditate, garden, wherever it may be but be kind to yourself ❤️.
01/03/2022
There was a gorgeous evening sun last night and a warmth fell over the land, a warmth that we haven't felt for a while.
I ran for the garden and for the first time this year I put my hands in the ground and it helped.
It helped to lift a heaviness that I know so many are feeling at the moment brought on by what is happening in the Ukraine, by what we see and read daily on the news and social media.
We look on feeling helpless and yet we scramble to help, we donate, we pray, we hope, we light candles but all the while feeling a little futile and trying not to imagine but imagining.
Imagining that it could be our father, brother, sister, parent, children, it could be any us who like the people of the Ukraine simply chose to live a democratic and peaceful life while taking steps to secure better partnerships for their country.
It literally is "desperate" and the irony is not lost that while we secure our freedom from Covid and move back to more normal way of living, their world crashes down around them.
So we continue to hope and pray, support and give, all the while hoping that sense or unyielding pressure from the west will secure their safety but in the meantime as we watch on and the sadness weighs heavy, remember to take a moment for yourself, get some fresh air, walk, run, cycle, meditate, garden, wherever it may be but be kind to yourself ❤️.
17/02/2022
As storm Eunas approaches to batter this fair Isle, I'm grateful that the expectant ladies have been moved into the sheds for the past two weeks
We are currently feeding the ewes once daily as we attempt to manage weight gain alongside the needs of the mother and her unborn lambs, but feeding will increase to twice daily from next week as we move towards D day on March 28th.
Meanwhile next weeks planned scanning will also bring news of our h***y and first year ewe mothers who will lamb later in the Summer hopefully in the open fields and relatively unaided with grass aplenty and the sun at their back.
Fun times folks,
The count down to lambing and Airbnb'ing begins.
17/01/2022
The mornings might be cold and frosty but the welcome is always warm and the landscapes all the more stunning.
Holiday Season 2022, Calendars opening to booking on Feb 1 via Airbnb or link tree in our Instagram Bio.
See you soon ❤️
17/01/2022
The numbers are in!
After a busy weekend of scanning, we have a numbers for this years lambing season which will begin on March 28th or thereabouts!
The ladies have their own mind and the lambs like all newborns will come when they
are ready but in the meantime we will ensure that the receive ample feed, grass and warmth in the weeks preceding.
To date we have only ever had a maximum of 2 or 3 triplet births but it would seem that trend has well and truly been bucked this year as we await the arrival of 9 sets of triplets, 92 sets of twins and 61 single births.
We will expect a mixture of Wicklow Cheviot lambs and brown face lambs which are a result of crossing a Cheviot Ewe with our Suffolk rams.
We also had 16 empties this year which is higher than we would have hoped but was likely the result of a consciously shortened mating period.
This decision brings both positives and negatives, hopefully it will mean a shorter and tighter lambing period with mother and lambs faster to the field in early spring but with the risk of less pregnancies as we remove the rams in a shorter time.
For us it really is balancing act when it comes to where we place our time but we wait with eager anticipation for the first arrival and usual rush that follows.
Let the fun begin!
14/01/2022
The beauty of Blessington lakes on a cool, crisp January night.
With miles of lakeshore to be explored on our doorstep, we are opening our calendars to bookings on February 1st.
Our 2022 Season will run from April through to September!
Bookings are via Airbnb or the Linktree in our Instagram bio, DM for any enquiries!
07/12/2021
Christmas 2021, the light up has begun! Cheering us up all the more this year xx
31/10/2021
That Autumn light ❤️. It's been a while 🐊, one minute we're all about the Gram and then next minute we're gone ..... nothing, nada!
It was a case of being victims of our own success I'm afraid, a lot of demands and not enough time.
But anyway here we are, back and feeling a little more human after a crazy Summer for which we are so grateful!
For those that follow or visited us this past Summer, you will know that we opened out doors for the first time in June.
Naturally and as with any new venture your nervous about its success and I set a target thinking that if we got 15-20 stays I would be delighted!
But in the Summer that was Staycation 2021, we were blown away by number of gorgeous guests that came through out doors!
We had 104 stays, 291 nights, a 5 Star rating and we became a Super-host along the way.
We probably could have filled the space one and a half times over given the number of enquiries that we couldn't facilitate and for that we are sorry!
So this is a big thank you from all
of us to all of you for coming to stay, taking the time to feedback, leaving your comments on Airbnb and sending personal messages!
Those small gestures make such a difference.
But now we rest and like the changes of the season we turn our attention to all things farming related.
Life for us on the farm is very much cyclical, October to May sees us turn our attention to our flock and lambing, while April to September will shift our focus to Butterhill Mews.
From a farming standpoint we're in full flow, we have readied the ladies over the last number of weeks to put into lamb and the "teasers"are now in the field to start the ladies "cycling" while the rams await patiently.
We hope to see you all again at some point but in the meantime we will keep you up to speed on Farm news!
24/08/2021
The Irrepressibly handsome Bob and Otis!!
These beautiful boys are the funniest of chaps and almost human-like in expressing their feelings.
And they are are none to impressed with me at the moment!
They had been given free reign to graze the farm over the Summer and much like the rest of us they managed to gain a few pounds and were experiencing “the end of Summer bloat” 😬.
Donkeys unfortunately are prone to obesity and don’t know when to stop eating (thinking I might be part donkey)!
So in an effort to loose a few and return these stallions to their former glory, we had to ration their grass and confine them to the small paddock with the chickens.
Fast forward a few weeks and they are now two lean, mean, humpy machines set free to graze once more!
Live your best life Bob and Otis.
-donkeys
07/06/2021
It was a great weekend, the sun shone and our house was full.
Tired heads one and all tonight!
We sleep to rest, to dream and to start again.
Here’s to a good week ❤️
!
30/05/2021
Summer evenings at Butterhill Mews.
Revelling in its beauty ❤️.
26/05/2021
I headed off today in search of eyebrows which were last seen circa December 2020 when we had a brief respite from the barren desert of beauty and personal care.
You all know what I’m talking about when hairdressers, beauticians and nail bars everywhere flung open their doors and let us all in!
Not a root in sight, waxed and with brows to die for, we were feeling it, a bit of pep in our step, leisure wear packed away, the skinny jeans dusted off and squeezed/ bet on, the good times were back!
For all of 4 weeks.... since then we have toiled once again in the desert of neglect but no more!
Post a trip to the hairdressers and with a brow appointment in the amazing in sight, The M50 was my mistress and off I set Bray bound.
But I’d an hour to kill so I headed to the beach and I found myself surprisingly emotional, I never realised how much I actually missed it and the feeling of home it brings.
Like so many I had desensitised myself to the limitations and distance that Covid has brought as a means to cope.
Today the beach was magical, a walk, a coffee and a chat was good for the soul.
All I need now Is for the lotto syndicate to come good for that weekend house on the beach 😉.
I look forward to many more trips home this Summer, let the sandcastles, salty sambos and sea swims begin.
Bray you beauty ❤️
And while I’m on the topic of brows, I have to mention the amazing ladies of Demure!! Miracle workers and worth the drive every time. ❤️
21/05/2021
It’s been a pretty grim few days weather wise and we’re all feeling the same .... fed up!
Not your regular fed up but Covid fed up, when your kind of annoyed with everything but nothing, resigned but agitated, when responses are no longer measured, when your appreciative for how and where we are but at the same time sick of it all.
When there’s a lot going on in one mind and the mouse on the wheel doesn’t know what to make of it.
Lots of quiet sighs and deep breaths... ya know?
Today got off to a great start when the alarm aka the 6AM riser didn’t rise and we all slept in...Aagh!! Never ideal when your on the clock for the school bus.
More haste/ less speed led to a cup of coffee spilt on a cream carpet and when after shouting my way through the morning routine “echoing we have to get the bus” like a crazed person, I couldn’t find the key of the car.
Needless to say as I drove home soaked after the Playschool drop, I was feeling all sorts of “Covid fed up”!
But in the midst of it all and as I drove up the avenue I was gripped by this sight, a beautiful rainbow that I could almost touch.
Climbing over the fence and into the field in torrential rain I felt well and truly lifted.
“Lifted” lasted about two hours, the rain continued to fall and I went back to internal
eye rolls, sighs and deep breaths but it was nice while it lasted😉.
Normality resumed. ! @ Blessington Lakes
18/05/2021
When you go out for eggs and find these beauties instead!
The first of the unexpected and now very much watched pregnancies.
For young hoggets labouring can be difficult and we don’t normally put our hoggets into lamb until their second year but the big buachaill had other ideas!
The bigger lamb is one of the orphans from our first round of lambing and he’s very much looking for a Ewe Mom to call his own but she’s not having it 😔, nature can be cruel.
So far so good, 2 down and 15 more to go!🤞🏻
@ Blessington Lakes
16/05/2021
Gorgeous end to a busy weekend,
The weather would put years on your life of late but it was great to get outside for the day today.
Fresh air, mucky kids and tired dogs.
More planting in the vege garden and green house, carrots, turnips, peas, main crop spuds and cabbage have been planted in the raised beds and we have evicted the buckets of early carrots and potatoes making way for the tomato plants and courgettes.
Aside from that a lot of weeding, endless weeding!
We did get a surprise delivery when one of our Hoggets gave birth to a lamb yesterday m. We knew our young ram had broken into the field unbeknownst to us at Christmas and it would seem he had a right old time leaving 17 pregnant ladies in his wake. 🥴😊
Letting the lambing begin! (again).
Have a great week all and take care.
@ Blessington Lakes
13/05/2021
Bottoms up at Beechtree Mews!
To the left, to the left and the bottom of our three units, Beechtree Mews is the next lady to get fancy dancey for the Summer season ahead.
Beechtree is the first of our 2 bedroom units and sleeps a combined total of 5 people.
The unit offers a bright and spacious open plan living space and 2 identical double en-suite bedrooms in addition to a full sized sofa bed.
Coming with a fully fitted kitchen (including a cooker, fridge, washer-dryer, microwave and dishwasher), Beechtree provides all the comforts and amenities of home.
Butterhill Mews as a whole compromises of 2 x 2 bedroom units and 1 x 1 bedroom unit , each sleeping 5 and 3 persons respectively.
Why not plan a joint escape with family or friends and take advantage of sleeping apart while being together!!
Sit out in our Shaded Garden and dine long into the night, walk the land, meet the animals, visit the fairy tree or forest, and take in the beautiful Blessington lakes.
You can find us on Airbnb.ie by searching “Blessington” or via the Linktree In our Instagram bio .
The 2 bed properties are listed under “Beechtree Mews” or Hoggets Hill Mews” and our 1 bed is listed under “Buttercup Mews”.
Please note we have a minimum 2 night stay requirement.
DM for any enquiries ❤️❤️❤️
@ Blessington Lakes
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Blessington
Wicklow
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