Great location for access to both Galway city and further west Connemara. Nice beaches nearby and great restaurants and pubs a few km drive. Very peaceful surroundings and nice countryside. We met Kathy upon arrival (thanks for the marmalade and the rest of the supplies…. we didn't drink the beer as we had enough in Padraicins and Tigh Giblins). Kathy recommended a nice walk behind the house which I ran each morning (crossed some farmers lands who seemed to be saying nice words in Irish at least i thought they were waving :-) but really nice Irish countryside, lovely fresh air and nice views of the the bay and the islands. Also the books and games in the house went down a treat with all 6 of us… we hardly turned on the TV. Perfect place for a relaxing retreat and for more adventure there is plenty of 'ceoil agus craic' just down the road.