自我介绍

I'm Julie, the owner of Laharandota. I'm based in London for work reasons with an adult son and two dogs. I used to organise conferences and events in Europe and switched to renovating and maintaining holiday properties. I love spending time by the sea and have another holiday home in Whitstable, Kent - Heron House - that I also rent out. It's a real privilege to have holiday homes and I like to share these wonderful old houses and coastal locations with people from all over the world. I was drawn to West Cork on a tour of Ireland back in 2006. I'm of Irish descent (the FitzGeralds & Kellys) and had visited many counties over the years, but West Cork cast its spell over me and I found myself spending a lot of time here. I ended up buying Laharandota on a very warm and sunny weekend in May 2006, on an impulse. The place was owned at the time by an elderly American Artist - Frank Russell - who'd had a small pool built and done a great job laying out the gardens. But the Cottage itself was, however, kind of ... well, falling apart! With the help of my father, a retired architect, and a great local builder, plans were drawn up and two years later the place was fully restored and transformed. The first holiday guests arrived in May 2008 and, over the last 14 years now, I've been letting it out - when I'm not there it myself. I'm still as captivated as ever by the place. The romance continues...