{"id":3479,"date":"2026-01-12T15:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/?p=3479"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:22:51","slug":"dvol-eins-og-samfelagsrekid-heimili-og-sveitasetur-a-irlandi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/is\/stay-like-a-local-community-run-and-rural-retreats-in-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertu eins og heimama\u00f0ur: Samf\u00e9lagsreknar og sveitalegar fr\u00edstundaheimili \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sumir af bestu gistist\u00f6\u00f0unum \u00e1 \u00cdrlandi augl\u00fdsa ekki h\u00e1tt. \u00deeir \u00feurfa \u00feess ekki. \u00deeir treysta \u00ed sta\u00f0inn \u00e1 munnm\u00e6laor\u00f0, endurkomu gesta og \u00fe\u00e1 einf\u00f6ldu sta\u00f0reynd a\u00f0 \u00feeir bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 sem margir fer\u00f0alangar eru a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 n\u00fana: \u00f3svikna tengingu vi\u00f0 sta\u00f0inn og f\u00f3lki\u00f0. Gisting rekin af samf\u00e9laginu og \u00ed dreifb\u00fdli sn\u00fdst ekki um a\u00f0 \u00feykjast vera sta\u00f0bundin. H\u00fan sn\u00fdst um a\u00f0 vera velkomin \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 eigin forsendum. V\u00ed\u00f0svegar um dreifb\u00fdli \u00cdrlands er gisting oft hluti af daglegu l\u00edfi frekar en a\u00f0skilin rekstur. Breytt sk\u00far vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskylduh\u00fassins. Sumarh\u00fas sem tilheyr\u00f0i afa og \u00f6mmu. Nokkur herbergi ger\u00f0 a\u00f0gengileg vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 pl\u00e1ssi\u00f0 var til sta\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feessum gistingu er \u00feekking sem \u00fe\u00fa finnur ekki \u00e1 netinu. Hva\u00f0a vegur er betri fyrir kv\u00f6ldg\u00f6ngu. Hvar \u00e1 a\u00f0 synda \u00e1 \u00f6ruggan h\u00e1tt. Hven\u00e6r kaffih\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00ed hverfinu er \u00ed raun opi\u00f0, ekki bara skr\u00e1\u00f0 sem opi\u00f0. Gestgjafarnir hafa t\u00edma fyrir spjall, en \u00feeir munu l\u00edka skilja \u00feig eftir me\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfum \u00fe\u00e9r ef \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00fa vilt. \u00dea\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0ur n\u00e1tt\u00farulega, ekki svi\u00f0sett. A\u00f0 dvelja \u00e1 b\u00e6 breytir \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9r\u00f0 sveitina. \u00de\u00fa tekur eftir takti: snemma morgna, ve\u00f0urathuganir, d\u00fdrum sem eru f\u00e6r\u00f0, torfi sem er stafla\u00f0. \u00de\u00fa ert gestur \u00e1 vinnusta\u00f0, ekki bara \u00e1horfandi sem gengur um. \u00deessar dv\u00f6lur eru algengar \u00e1 mi\u00f0- og vesturhluta landsins, \u00fear sem landb\u00fana\u00f0ur er enn sm\u00e1r og fj\u00f6lskyldurekin. S\u00fdslur eins og Offaly-s\u00fdsla og Longford-s\u00fdsla bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 r\u00f3lega gistingu \u00e1 b\u00e6jum n\u00e1l\u00e6gt m\u00fdrlendi, \u00e1m og v\u00f6tnum, me\u00f0 n\u00e6gu pl\u00e1ssi til a\u00f0 ganga og hugsa.<\/p>\n<p>Gestir segjast oft muna eftir r\u00f3nni eftir mestu leyti.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ballyvolane House \u2013 H\u00fas sem \u00e1 r\u00e6tur s\u00ednar a\u00f0 rekja til sveital\u00edfsins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Velkomin \u00ed Ballyvolane House, s\u00f6gulegt \u00edrskt sveitasetur sem b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 einstaka hl\u00fdju, st\u00edl og \u00fe\u00e6gindi.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ballyvolanehouse.ie\/the-house\"><em>l\u00faxusgisting \u00ed h\u00f6f\u00f0ingjasetri<\/em><\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ballyvolanehouse.ie\/weddings\"><em>S\u00e9rsni\u00f0in n\u00e1in br\u00fa\u00f0kaup<\/em><\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ballyvolanehouse.ie\/glamping\"><em>l\u00faxustjaldst\u00e6\u00f0i<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0og\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ballyvolanehouse.ie\/the-house\/house-parties\"><em>Einkah\u00fasveislur\/einkah\u00fasaleiga<\/em><\/a><em>, sta\u00f0sett \u00ed fallegu sveitinni \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur-Cork \u00e1 Su\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlandi. \u00cd Ballyvolane House er einnig a\u00f0 finna\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ballyvolanespirits.ie\/\"><em>Berthu&#039;s Revenge Gin<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3486\" src=\"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-house-0244-2-w1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-house-0244-2-w1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-house-0244-2-w1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-house-0244-2-w1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-house-0244-2-w1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-house-0244-2-w1280-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eitt fram\u00farskarandi d\u00e6mi um gestrisni heimamanna sem fer lengra en venjulegt gistiheimili er Ballyvolane House \u00ed Cork-s\u00fdslu. \u00de\u00f3tt Ballyvolane s\u00e9 gl\u00e6silegra en d\u00e6miger\u00f0 sveitagisting, er sveitasetur \u00ed eigu fj\u00f6lskyldu sem er dj\u00fapt r\u00f3tgr\u00f3inn \u00ed sveitaumhverfinu, me\u00f0 fallega hirtum g\u00f6r\u00f0um, sk\u00f3gi til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a og b\u00faf\u00e9 til a\u00f0 hitta \u00e1 b\u00fainu. Gestir geta noti\u00f0 heimalaga\u00f0ra sveitam\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed bor\u00f0stofunni, r\u00f6lt um \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0gar\u00f0inn, pr\u00f3fa\u00f0 lax- e\u00f0a silungsvei\u00f0i \u00ed \u00e1nni Blackwater e\u00f0a einfaldlega slaka\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00ed einu af sex s\u00e9rinnr\u00e9ttu\u00f0um svefnherbergjum \u00fear sem \u00e1herslan er l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fe\u00e6gindi og hl\u00fdju frekar en formsatri\u00f0i. Dv\u00f6lin h\u00e9r er minna eins og a\u00f0 skr\u00e1 sig inn \u00e1 h\u00f3tel og frekar eins og a\u00f0 vera bo\u00f0i\u00f0 inn \u00ed langa snei\u00f0 af \u00edrsku sveital\u00edfinu, \u00fear sem gestgjafarnir benda \u00fe\u00e9r f\u00faslega \u00e1 r\u00f3legar g\u00f6ngulei\u00f0ir og sta\u00f0i \u00ed n\u00e1grenninu sem vert er a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a. <a href=\"https:\/\/ballyvolanehouse.ie\/\">https:\/\/ballyvolanehouse.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3484\" src=\"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-077-w1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-077-w1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-077-w1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-077-w1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-077-w1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-077-w1280-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00cd Gaeltacht-sv\u00e6\u00f0um er gisting oft tengd beint tungum\u00e1li og menningu. A\u00f0 gista \u00ed heimah\u00fasi e\u00f0a litlu gistiheimili \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 heyra \u00edrsku tala\u00f0a n\u00e1tt\u00farulega, ekki sem flutning. \u00de\u00e9r g\u00e6ti veri\u00f0 bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00e1 te og spjall, bent \u00e1 t\u00f3nlistarfund e\u00f0a sagt fr\u00e1 vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i sem fer fram \u00feetta kv\u00f6ld. \u00dea\u00f0 er engin pressa til a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt, en m\u00f6guleikinn er til sta\u00f0ar. \u00deessar gistingar minna gesti \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00edrsk menning er ekki safngripur - h\u00fan er lifu\u00f0, daglega og \u00ed \u00fer\u00f3un. \u00c1 eyjum \u00cdrlands og \u00ed sumum dreifb\u00fdli eru gisting stundum \u00ed eigu e\u00f0a stj\u00f3rna\u00f0 af samvinnuf\u00e9l\u00f6gum \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. Hagna\u00f0urinn rennur aftur inn \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 - vi\u00f0hald g\u00f6ngust\u00edga, ferjur \u00ed gangi, stu\u00f0ningur vi\u00f0 atvinnu \u00e1 sta\u00f0num. \u00deessir sta\u00f0ir eru yfirleitt einfaldir, traustir og vel hirtir. \u00deeir eru til vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 vill gesti, en \u00e1 skala sem hentar l\u00edfi heimamanna. \u00de\u00fa kemur vitandi a\u00f0 dv\u00f6lin skiptir \u00ed raun m\u00e1li. \u00deegar gisting er r\u00f3tgr\u00f3in \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu h\u00e6gist \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum. \u00de\u00fa dvelur lengur. \u00de\u00fa hlustar meira. \u00de\u00fa tekur eftir sm\u00e1hlutum. \u00de\u00fa ert ekki bara a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast um \u00cdrland - \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a t\u00edma \u00fear. Fyrir marga gesti er \u00fea\u00f0 munurinn \u00e1 g\u00f3\u00f0ri fer\u00f0 og einni sem varir lengi eftir a\u00f0 \u00feeir eru farnir heim.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3485\" src=\"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-220-w1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-220-w1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-220-w1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-220-w1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-220-w1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/epicstays.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ballyvolane-220-w1280-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Skrifa\u00f0 af:<br \/>\n<em>Dr. Tony Johnston<br \/>\n<\/em><em>TUS, \u00cdrland<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tus.ie\/\"><em>https:\/\/tus.ie\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the best places to stay in Ireland don\u2019t advertise loudly. 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