Margaret was most welcoming on arrival, I was given tea and she offered to make a sandwich which was declined as I had plans to have an evening meal at the local fish & chip shop.
The room was clean, nicely decorated and big, two windows overlooked both front and rear aspects. The shower stall in the room was fine. The operation of the shower was demonstrated by Margaret during the introduction of the room. In addition to the private room shower the shared bathroom/toilet was just three steps away from the room door. The bathroom was spotless and nicely decorated.
A nice large flat screen TV with Sky box was in the room with a printed instruction sheet for those unfamiliar with its operation. The double bed was comfy.
The house is located in a quite residential cul-de-sac. A tree lined stream runs parallel to the road at the front of the house (across the road) and beyond this were some sports fields and tennis courts belonging to a school I guess. I found the sound of the birds in the numerous trees and the muted children's playful screams in the sports field very relaxing. A "nice" area overall.
Whilst I had my own transport (parking on the road just outside Margaret's house didn't seem a problem) there were good public transport services available within a 10 minute walk from the house. The local "village" of Raheny is a short walk away and has pubs, newsagents, supermarket, pharmacy, Chinese take-away, fish and chip shop (real fresh cut chips). I found the "Watermill" upstairs restaurant excellent. Typical pub type food choices but delicious.