If you are interested in a taste of small town Irish culture, The Derg Arms is your place. it appears to be the center of activity in Castlelderg between its restaurant, bars, sitting rooms and cafe. So fun! The Walls family - owners of the hotel for three generations now - could not be kinder and more personable. One of the daughters volunteered to drive about an hour away down country roads to retrieve a computer chord I had left in a previous hotel. I would have been up a creek without it, and did not have a car. Her incredible kindness saved the day for my work, and Emma Walls earned a place in my heart forever. Terrific breakfast, comfortable, warm, quiet room. A must to experience true Irish hospitality in a County...
Read moreFour of us from Dublin and Limerick stayed for two nights (10th & 11th June) and we had a lovely time.||The staff were great fun. Olga was a human dynamo. She was maitre d, bar maid, cocktail waitress and at the end of the night....a bouncer! ||The resident barman Guy/Kyle (hard to catch names behind a mask), insisted we try his Guinness/ Bailey shots as a nightcap. Well it would have been rude to refuse.||||In the morning Olga’s sister was up bright and early preparing the renowned Ulster breakfasts which were served by the ever busy Alice.||||All in all a marvellous time was had by all and it was a joy to find this super friendly, family fun B ‘n’ B on our travels.||||The Derg Arms.....well...
Read moreFour of us from Dublin and Limerick stayed for two nights (10th & 11th June) and we had a lovely time.||The staff were great fun. Olga was a human dynamo. She was maitre d, bar maid, cocktail waitress and at the end of the night....a bouncer! ||The resident barman Guy/Kyle (hard to catch names behind a mask), insisted we try his Guinness/ Bailey shots as a nightcap. Well it would have been rude to refuse.||||In the morning Olga’s sister was up bright and early preparing the renowned Ulster breakfasts which were served by the ever busy Alice.||||All in all a marvellous time was had by all and it was a joy to find this super friendly, family fun B ‘n’ B on our travels.||||The Derg Arms.....well...
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