Home » Hardy Bucks Locations » This Location

The Hardy Bucks cottage

Filming Location in Swinford, Mayo, Ireland

Skip to address »

The Hardy Bucks cottage - Filming Location

This is the cottage where Buzz McDonnell and Eddie Durkan lived in the Irish comedy series Hardy Bucks.

Throughout most of the show, Buzz and Eddie live in this small house outside of Swinford in rural Mayo. However, in the TV series, Swinford is called Castletown.

The cottage is owned by Buzz's aunt.

This is the spot where the group attempts to setup an Internet "cafe". It is also the place where Buzz's convict cousin holds them hostage.

Eddie lives here up until the start of Season 4, when he decides to move out and get an apartment with his girlfriend Ciara.

Sadly, the property was badly damaged by a fire in August of 2022.


Further information is available in the "Photos" section below.

Where is the Hardy Bucks house?

Below, you will find the address and the GPS coordinates for this location.

GPS coordinates

The latitude and longitude coordinates for the house are:

53.955620, -8.879845

Map

To view directions on how to get there, you can use the Google Maps shortcut below:

Google Maps Link

Address

The full address for this location is:

Cuilmore
Swinford
Mayo
F12 EV88
Ireland

The Eircode is F12 EV88.

Directions

The Hardy Bucks cottage is situated on the Cuilmore Road between Swinford and Charlestown in County Mayo. If you're driving from Swinford, take the turn-off for Swinford Football Club. Then, about 2 km down the road, take another left.

If you are coming from Charlestown, drive down Chapel Street and then keep going for 6 km until you come across the yard for Duffy Tyres. After that, take the next right.

Details about the general area

The house is about 5 km from Swinford, which is a small town in the northeast of Mayo. It is relatively close to where the N5 meets the N17.

Photos

Photos of the house and other related images.


Cottage

Episode 2, Season 1 - King Of The Town

Hardy Bucks cottage

This is an image of the outside of the cottage. Notably, the Google Street View car has yet to visit this location.

"I want you to come at me with that tree."

Episode 4, Season 1 - A Castletown Christmas

Eddie Durkan

Eddie instructs Buzz to run at him with a Christmas tree so that he can show the cameramen his "moves."

When French Toast questions whether an attacker wielding a tree is a likely scenario, Eddie tells him that "you never know what the Christmas period will bring at you."

Christmas at the cottage

Episode 4, Season 1 - A Castletown Christmas

Christmas

The three lads attempt to have the perfect Christmas by exchanging gifts and drinking cans. However, they soon find out that the electricity is gone and that their lager is frozen solid.

Investment

Episode 2, Season 2 - Broadband

Investment

In this scene, crowds of young men queue up outside to use the Internet.

This was after Eddie had convinced Salmon to "invest" his money in the "business" by buying more computers for the cottage.

2011

Episode 2, Season 2 - Broadband

Another angle

This is what the house looked like back in 2011.

Culmore National School

Culmore National School

If you are driving to this location from Swinford, you will eventually pass Culmore National School. After passing this school, you will need to take the second left.

Turn-off

Turn-off

The final turn-off is opposite a bungalow. Note that this Google Street View image was taken over ten years ago, in March of 2009.

As a result, the location might look slightly different today.

"I'm not great at all man."

Episode 1, Season 1 - The Shkyline

Buzz

Buzz tries out a new routine after reading an article on how to hang upside down. Unfortunately, he fails to read the part about how to release himself.

These days, it seems to be overgrown

overgrown

Judging by several TikTok videos, the property seems to be disused and overgrown. This screenshot is from a video that was recorded in July of 2021.

The inside

The inside

Recent TikTok videos of the inside show that the house isn't in great shape.

Pieces of insulation are hanging from the living room ceiling. Broken furniture and plasterboard is also scattered throughout the rooms of the house.

Fire

Fire

In August of 2022, the house was badly damaged by a fire, which is believed to have been started by vandals.

Judging by photographs on social media, it seems as though the living room area and the roof were completely destroyed.

This location belongs to the following categories:

Hardy Bucks Locations

Closest Locations

Other locations that are relatively close to this address:

The Castletown playground from Hardy Bucks

Roughly 6KM away.

Filming Location in Swinford, Mayo, Ireland

View Location

Castletown: The home of Hardy Bucks

Roughly 6KM away.

Filming Location in Swinford, Mayo, Ireland

View Location

The bar that Eddie and French Toast visit

Roughly 6KM away.

Filming Location in Swinford, Mayo, Ireland

View Location

The railway bridge that Buzz speaks in front of

Roughly 7KM away.

Filming Location in Swinford, Mayo, Ireland

View Location

The White House pub from Hardy Bucks

Roughly 7KM away.

Filming Location in Swinford, Mayo, Ireland

View Location

Newest Locations

The location where Steven Earl Kraft went missing

Place of Interest
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States

View Location

The homeless shelter where serial killer Samuel Little was arrested

Place of Interest
Louisville, Kentucky, United States

View Location

The street where Judith Ramona Veloz was last seen

Place of Interest
Manhattan, New York, United States

View Location

The street where actor Mark Wahlberg assaulted two Vietnamese men

Crime Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

View Location

Follow

Follow us on Facebook or Twitter to see future locations:

Facebook Twitter