Myross Wood House, in Leap (pronounced Lep) has a long history of family life starting back in the 1700’s by the Rev. Arthur Herbert. It was also a retreat center housing priests and those that came for assistance. Today it is being revived by Pete Martin (Red Door Photography) and Trish Lavelle… as a community-involved centre for sustainability in West Cork, which is called CECAS-Center of Excellence for Climate Action & Sustainability.
On these amazing grounds there are many outreach programs: Markets, Artist’s Studios, AirBnB rooms-which once housed priest and retreat goers, along with many more events and activities and many more to come.
I had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful setting with Monica Jones, an amazing artist friend that is fortunate enough to have her studio in this stunning location. It is surrounded with all kinds of inspiration both through nature and the energy that it exudes.
There will definitely be a repeat trip to Myross Wood, as I think time steeped in history creating would be so inspiring. Since a child I’ve enjoyed history and all that you can both learn and glean from it.
The walled gardens, orchard and walking trails, are being slowly restored to their grandeur and will be a wonderful place for solitude and reflection over the years to come. There is a tremendous amount of love and passion being injected into these historic walls. I definitely felt a warm hug as I spent time walking the grounds and buildings.
Seeing what can be created and developed in these spaces is so inspiring. I love seeing these treasure give way for new development as opposed to having them empty and nature slowly taking back. More opportunities of this nature should be explored in all corners of this big wide world.
Thanks for having such amazing vision Peter and Trish! Look forward to seeing where your vision takes this amazing adventure.