The cottage was perfect for a week of work catch-up and generally hibernating. It is peacefully tucked away, with lovely hosts, and is great value, being modern, simple, and wonderfully warm with in-floor heating. I slept like a log upstairs in the big long loft room which has the living room at one end, and enjoyed relaxing there when the rain beat on the skylights.
I didn't have the opportunity to properly hike and explore the area as much as I'd have liked, but the cottage would be a great base for that. And if you were wanting traditional music in Drumshanbo. Overall: great value and recommended.