Daragh was brilliant. He messaged with us prior to our arrival to make sure he was available, and when we arrived a little earlier than check-in (and they were finishing cleaning our apartment).. tell me what's greater than sitting on his pub's patio having a pint?
The apartment was exactly as advertised. Full size washer/dryer (and he gave us some washing powder), very hot water for the shower, and TV's in both living room and bedroom with local channels plus Netflix. Nespresso machine too to get you going in the morning. Remember, you are staying out back and upstairs of the pub, so if you are hoping for total quiet, you won't get it. You will hear people having a wonderful time on the back patio if you have the windows open. You might as well go down and hang out.
He had left us some printed suggestions for things to do around Howth- one we took him up on- the Cliffs Walk hiking loop. Don't be fooled by the literature's suggested 10K distance to do the full "Purple" Loop though- we did 10 miles instead. Another must-do (inspired by the picture in the apartment) was finding Aideen's Grave in the nearby forest There's a grocery within 5 minutes walk too and unlimited restaurants, shops, etc nearby down the hill. One that Daragh recommended (also a 5 minute walk) was O'Connell's Pub. Best seafood chowder and fish pie ever.
Daragh was kind enough to book us a taxi for the airport the next morning when sadly had to leave to head home.