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Breac House

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Breac House is a boutique hotel in County Donegal, Ireland.

The hotel is on Horn Head peninsula near Dunfanaghy and overlooks Killahoey Strand, Sheephaven Bay, and Muckish Mountain.[1][2][3] It opened in 2017.[4]

The hotel has only four guest rooms; three were part of the original design and a fourth was added during the COVID-19 shutdowns.[1][5] It was designed to recall a traditional longhouse by Letterkenny architecture firm MacGabhann.[2] The grounds include a traditional Irish sweathouse with a grass roof.[1][6] Owners Cathrine Burke and Niall Campbell, who are originally from Dublin, live onsite.[1]

In April of 2023 the hotel was included in the Irish Sunday Times' list of ten great hotels of Ireland[7] and the Evening Standard named it to their list of the world's most sustainable hotels.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Downey, Tom (2023-08-08). "In Ireland's 'Forgotten County,' a Tiny Inn Does It Right". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. ^ a b "The Story of Home: A retreat to the hills". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  3. ^ McBride, Catriona (28 October 2017). "Donegal retreat with 'a view that rushes into your soul'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  4. ^ "Braec House – County Donegal, Ireland". Country and Town House. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. ^ "Breac.House". The Daily Telegraph. 2019-04-11. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  6. ^ Calder, Simon (2023-07-17). "Experience the real Ireland on this unforgettable road trip". The Independent. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  7. ^ McLoughlin, Laura (2023-04-24). "Breac House in Donegal features in Top Ten Great Places to Stay in Ireland". Donegal News. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  8. ^ Kinsman, Juliet (2023-04-18). "10 of the world's most extraordinary sustainable luxury hotels". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-08-08.