Built around a courtyard and set in mature grounds and gardens, all of the Self-Catering Holiday Cottages have their own garden patio and a front terrace.

At Crookhaven, students are trained in lock-picking, forgery and 'crim-nastics', all with the intention of doing good out in the world, by conning the bad and giving back to the innocent. Crookhaven Harbour is as picturesque today as it was useful in its heyday, being a large and sheltered harbour. We are so much more than that,” Caspian said, sitting in a plush leather chair and gesturing for Gabriel to sit in a similar one across the table. Comprising a long hooked peninsula Crookhaven encloses an excellent natural harbour that is 2 miles long, a ⅓ of a mile wide and it has a deep eastward facing entrance with unhindered access.

Reputedly the sand dunes were thrown up in the tidal wave which swept Europe after the earthquake in Lisbon in 1755. A community bus operates from Crookhaven but Schull would present a better target for visitors planning to access inland transport links. The Crookhaven series is about a secret school where students are taught to do wrong, so that one day, they can put the world to right, perfect for readers aged 8+ that love stories about villains. The third book in the irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Initially, not too many ships had the required equipment to make use of the facility, but this changed soon.

Crookhaven, in Irish An Cruachán, derives its name from Sir Thomas Crooke who founded the village in 1610, along with Baltimore, as a Protestant fishing village. These activities were unaffected by official discouragement under King James VI and I, but the Dutch attack on Crookhaven in 1614 did significant damage [10] and English piracy in the region declined thereafter. From a boating perspective, the picturesque and sheltered harbour of Crookhaven is just as important for the sailing community today as it was for the sailing ships of the past. The area was useful for these purposes as a fixed telegraph line also connected Crookhaven and Cape Clear Island - located eight miles away.The Crooke family were granted large estates in west Cork in the early 17th century, but their association with the area ended around 1665, on the death of Sir Thomas's son and heir Sir Samuel.