We stayed in Connell's Barn for five nights in July. The Boyne Valley area is beautiful and full of ancient history. The village of Duleek is a small, working class town with very friendly people. There is everything you need, a couple of small grocery stores, a vegetable stand and two butchers. Next door is a church converted into a restaurant called Tribe. The barn and house has a fabulous history as a listed historic property that by 2016 had seen better days. In a year and a half Karla and her family had sympathetically restored it into two lovely properties. At first impression, the barn has a beautiful private garden and sitting area and gorgeous window boxes. When you enter, the tile floor jumps out at you with its lovely mosaic. There is a washer/laundry room in the entrance and then you enter a combination kitchen and cozy livingroom. All the appliances worked perfectly. The couch and chair were comfortable to sit and watch tv in the evening. Upstairs was a beautiful bathroom with an enormous shower. The bed was very comfortable, the kind you looked forward to getting into at night. I loved the fact the house had everything you needed and was charmingly decorated but not cluttered. Karla also had great books and pamphlets about Ireland and the area. I appreciated her checking in with us after we arrived but we also had all the privacy we needed.