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Coming up roses in 350sq.ft cottage 28.05.07

As ever-bigger houses spring up in all corners of Inishowen, there's one local man who thinks happiness comes in smaller packages.
Kenny Keeney is the proud tenant of 'Rose Cottage' in Muff - all 350sq. ft of it.
Kenny Keeney, far right, with his sister Breege McCorkell and her husband William at Rose Cottage. Boasting a tiny sitting room/kitchen, one bedroom and bathroom, this quaint three-room abode is straight from the pages of a Ladybird fairytale.
Kenny has been living at the cottage for nine months and plans to stay as long as it's available.
"I love living here. It has everything I need - what more could a man want?" he says.
"It's all about image these days - some people have to have houses bigger and better than the next one."
The affable Glenties man, who has been residing in Inishowen for around two years, is a hospitable host.
As Highland Radio's Charlie Collins outlines the exciting twists and turns from Donegal's nailbiting championship game against Armagh, from a radio on the shelf, Kenny is squeezing a tea-bag with the back of his spoon to get you a good, strong cuppa.
He's happy with his lot and cares little for today's obsession with 3,000sq. ft mansions and their 'spectacular' views.
Perched just off the busy main road at Ardmore, Rose Cottage, is a little gem. It is handy too, for visits by his sister Breege and her husband William McCorkell, who live in Ballymacarthur, Greencastle. "All good things come in small packages," beams 5' 3" Kenny.
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