Communication with Erron and Dave was wonderful. Dave met us at the pub. Actually, he came and found us as we were a tad lost and then had us follow him to the pub and reviewed everything with us there that we needed to know. He had a lovely turf fire already going for us to take the chill off as it was raining outside. Our kids (age 11 & 13) absolutely loved staying here and pretended to run the pub (with working cash register and everything). They insisted on serving us all of our drinks and even made us a yummy breakfast. We enjoyed a family dart tournament and a wonderful time together. The beds were very comfortable and we all had great sleeps. Erron recommended a scrumptious restaurant for dinner close by in Terryglass (The Derg) where we enjoyed a delicious meal and traditional music. Erron also treated us to afternoon tea at the Cottage Grove which also showcases many locally made crafts and a fairy garden. Our daughter was so enthralled with the fairy garden that it inspired us to start creating one at home. Erron even sent us detailed instructions on how to build our own fairy pods (as they would not travel well back to Canada). We also enjoyed touring Birr Castle, the gardens and their Adventure treehouse and bouncy pillow. The only thing that could've been better was the weather!