The Keepers Arms

This was an amazing experience, wonderful hosts, welcoming and engaging staff, truly exceptional food, and an extremely comfortable room.

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I enjoyed meeting Sheila. She gave great advice for places to visit in the area.

great staff

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fabulous little Inn with comfortable rooms ideal to break up the journey for 1 night. Sheila was really friendly and helpful.

Shila was great, nothing seemed to be a problem, excellent host. staff were great and food with good portion size. Off road parking for motorcycle.. Large room space

Noisy room neighbours. Small issue with a shower, but no hassle and Shela appreciated being told.

This turned out to be a great place to stay for the night. In my planning for our trip I was looking for a spot that was roughly half way between Donegal and Dublin that had an interesting place to stay. The Keepers Arms filled that bill. The room was pleasant, the beds comfortable, and good water pressure in the shower. The building is located near the main crossroads of the village (not that there was much traffic, but there were quite a few tractors passing through) but the noise of the traffic disappeared once we closed the windows for the night. We had chosen in advance to have dinner in the pub that evening since there was no other option nearby and the menu on line looked pretty good. When we were seated (we were the only diners at first, later to be joined by a local couple and a gentleman who came in for a pint) we were told that the kitchen was out of steak and fish. That left cheese burgers and chips for us, which were pretty good. Towards the end of our meal we met Sheila, the owner of the place. She was very welcoming and suggested that we take advantage of the two more hours of daylight by taking a drive out to the nearby sights. So we took the short drive to Tullydermot Falls which had recently had its parking area and walkway to the falls updated. The falls are likely very impressive when there was water flowing but there had been a lack of rain but it was still a pretty spot. We then drove up to the Altachullion Viewpoint, a spot at the top of a hill that had a parking area about the size of half a football pitch. It was very apparent that the nearby flock of sheep had spent time enjoying the views for one really had to watch their step in the parking lot. In the morning we were served a wonderful, full Irish breakfast cooked to order by Sheila. It is obvious that Sheila has a deep love for her place and for showing her guests the warm hospitality that the Irish are known for.

It would have been great to have all of the offerings available that were on the dinner menu, but the burgers and chips were very good.