We had a fantastic experience staying with Margaret and Alfie...probably the most memorable of our trip to Ireland. The house itself is very comfortable and charming. The area, and their farm, is really beautiful, and we were able to go out and tour the farm, and meet all the animals. Baby piglets had been born the day before--so cute! They also have two of the best dogs ever--we really missed Winnie and Harry after we left!

We had great conversations over dinner and wine the two nights were there. Alfie and Margaret are both really interesting, fun people who've had lots of varied experiences, and we greatly enjoyed the time we spent with them. If you stay with them, do not pass up the option to have dinner with them, the food is AMAZING! For the rest of the trip we compared everything else we ate to our meals there, and we had a lot of great food, but that was the best!

We also liked the area around there--there is good hiking, cute towns, and some interesting sites to visit. We highly recommend a visit to the Portumna workhouse museum--recently opened and very interesting (though sad) to learn more about this part of Ireland's history.

They are great about giving advice on other parts of Ireland, many of which they've either lived in or spent time in. We were lined up with lots of recommendations for the rest of our trip by the time we left!

We arrived as guests, and left as friends. Can't recommend them highly enough!