{"id":4282,"date":"2021-01-02T03:20:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T03:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woocommerce-355332-1631015.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=4282"},"modified":"2023-02-21T08:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T08:20:05","slug":"about-the-burke-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riverhavenselfcatering.ie\/about-the-burke-family","title":{"rendered":"About the Burke Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<h2>About the Burke Family<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t<iframe allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_uk4ZqdvfRc?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0\"><\/iframe>\t\n\t\t\t<h4>A Little Bit Of History<\/h4>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Riverhaven Log Cabin is a family-run business owned and operated by father and son John and Martin Burke.\u00a0 The family have worked in the tourism industry for the in excess of 50 years, with John and his wife Martina having operated Riversdale House as a Bord F\u00e1ilte-approved farmhouse B&amp;B from 1967 to 2003.\u00a0 In the year 2000, we built our first log cabin, and it was very popular and which in turn led to the birth of Riverhaven Log Cabin which was opened in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Our cabins are real authentic Scandinavian log cabins and are constructed in the most environmentally-friendly way possible using clay roof tiles, recycled paper insulation, eco-friendly heat pumps, etc.\u00a0 We have six eco-friendly log cabins situated on our family farm at Knockvicar, Boyle, Co. 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Following her success in Hollywood she returned in 1988 to visit the property and plant a Monkey puzzle tree aside a plaque in her honour.\u00a0 \u00dana Burke, daughter of John Burke and sister of Martin, is also a member of the Burke family and grew up on the property.\u00a0 \u00dana is a leather work designer, manufacturing her own handcrafted fashion art pieces for sale privately and who stars like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Madonna and Cindy Crawford have worn.\u00a0 Her pieces have also been featured in the Hunger Games movie series and more information can be found on www.unaburke.com<\/p>\n<p>The area in which Riversdale House and Riverhaven Log Cabins are located in is a hidden gem of beauty, where the counties of Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim meet.\u00a0 The Riversdale farm and Riverhaven property have boundaries with both Lough Key itself and the Boyle river where it exits Lough Key on it&#8217;s journey to join the Shannon.\u00a0 There are endless activities available to 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