This is Mr. Michael O’Shea, our resident feline at Margaret’s Cottage. He has a number of names; His Royal Furriness, Boo, Buddha, Mick, Micko, Mr. O’S, Cat, Darling Boy, and the list goes on…

Mr. ...

I am told, that the secret to making great scones... ...is to handle them as little as possible, bake them hot and eat them on the same day as they are baked.

Ok, so that is technically three ...

Can you get any closer to the golf course?

We confidently boast that Margaret's Cottage B&B is exceedingly close to Ardglass Golf Course, but did you realise just how close?

Our rather ...

Last weekend I was having a night off (imagine that!!) and Kelsey and I invited two very good friends over to Margaret’s Cottage for a joyful evening of cheese and wine and gossip and generally putting ...

I struggle with autumn, I really do. And I know some of you have shared with me that you struggle with autumn too. However, as well as the beautiful colours of our native trees and the plentiful hedgerows ...

In the last 200 years, cookery books and household manuals took the making and serving of toast very seriously. In 1861 Mrs Beeton advised
'Never use new bread for making any kind of toast, as it eats ...

This elegant lady is my great grandmother Agnes Mulheron. She was born in 1872 in Magee's Spirit store (Now Mannie's) and she was the youngest of the five daughters of my great, great grandparents, ...

I have always enjoyed making my home surroundings as comfortable as I can, regardless of how my bank balance has looked throughout the years. I am a typical Cancerian, and home is where I feel safe, ...