Breda looking at a lush green field with a fence, trees, a river, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

The Cottage at Clifden

Everyone has a story to tell, discover the plot of your life in County Clare, Ireland

The Burren landscape with Breda's late dog, Arthur, a golden lab

Mullaghmore

The beautiful Cliffs of Moher on a foggy day

Cliffs of Moher

Beach in Lahinch

A large stone castle

Bunratty Castle

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives.

That is the core phrase The Cottage at Clifden was built upon.

Owner Breda Shannon believes every life is worth analyzing and that every person has an interesting story to tell.

As a Memorist of other people’s stories, Memoir Writing Facilitator and Tutor of Creative Writing for Memoir Writing, Ghost Writer and Editor with over twenty years experience teaching and studying writing craft, she runs Creative Writing and Memoir Writing Classes and hosts Memoir Writing Retreats.

Based in Ireland, her In-Person Courses are only suitable for Irish residents, but she loves working online with memoir writers writing in English from anywhere in the world. She facilitates memoir writing classes and workshops online in different time zones.

Breda smiling and standing by window with a view of an overcast sky and green fields, decorated with a potted plant with purple flowers.

“When we write our story, we change our relationship to it.”

- Breda Shannon