My eight cousins and I were traveling through Ireland to explore our heritage (our ancestors emigrated to the States during the famine), and this was far and away our favorite place we stayed. Truly a perfect cottage! Plenty of beds for everyone -- two rooms with one full bed in each, an adorable loft with a couple full beds, and a sweet little nook bed in the main living space with a trundle underneath. The living space was lovely, with a traditional wood stove that heated the water and plenty of sweet decorative touches that brought us right back to our roots. The view of the property and beach from the living room was just spectacular. The kitchen provided us all the modern amenities we needed.
Eileen and Seamus were just the most wonderful hosts, and their kids and grandkids were so hospitable and kind. There was a fire started for us when we arrived, Eileen told us all the spots to check out (and even told us exactly where to park when we went to visit O'Dougherty castle on Inch Island, home of our ancestors!), Seamus shared the history of the home and Cecil's story with us, and they even provided us some ponchos to use when a few of us realized we didn't have our raincoats with us. The beautiful beach was just a short walk away, and the property itself was lovely too. Jessie the donkey and Roy the dog were big favorites of ours :) We had rain and clouds the whole time we were there but it didn't affect a thing -- our visit was just perfect. So many thanks to your whole family, we hope we can return some day!