We had a lovely stay at Tig Micheal Ban and Jerome and his father were incredibly helpful at every point, even down to warning us before we left bout the incoming frost that would make travel cross the country very difficult. They have a lovely cheeky black Labrador that was extremely friendly and super smart (could open doors!) that visited every day to say hello, much to my sisters' delight.
The house itself is in a wonderful position, not too far from the nearby seaside town of Bantry but just far enough away that it was beautifully silent of an evening and wonderfully dark. They had the wood burner going for us when we arrived, and there was a bottle of wine and some chocolates (which my sister spent a good four days trying to find in the shops- they were that good) on the side just waiting for us. There was a telescope ready and waiting for us to do some stargazing, and in the mornings the view of the snowy mountains in nearly every direction made me wish we could live there. It was the perfect house for four people in the service industry to escape, and the perfect place to quite literally get away from it all. The location had everything within driving distance, seaside to the south and the west, mountains to the north and to the east, the city a short drive (an hour and a half) and beautiful countryside all around. Five days wasn't enough!