This is what we hoped the cottage would be like - very Irish, very original. It was located in the middle of fields (there were sheep on the field behind the house) and we lit a turf fire in one of the two fireplaces every evening, which made it very cosy. There was plenty of turf in the garage. We could wash our clothes in the modern washer and we used the cottage as a base camp for multiple day trips to Galway and other locations nearby.