The first issue was that the provided Eircode misdirected us twice. A common occurrence according to the woman at the second house we arrived at - wasted 45 minutes driving around because of that.
The first warning sign, upon arrival, was several bin bags of rubbish had been ripped apart and their content scattered around the area to the left of the parking area. However, I thought the 2 dogs, which were running loose, were responsible and the owners were unaware of the mess.
The second thing was that there was nobody at the property to greet us as arranged - Rudy had said he was away but his daughter would be there. After ringing the bell and waiting I discovered that the doors were unlocked so I entered the property. I called out a greeting but received no answer. Thinking that the owner was perhaps upstairs, I entered the kitchen to place drinks in the fridge to chill (as previously arranged with the owner).
The condition of the fridge, and its contents, were the absolute deal-breaker. The bottom boxes were covered in a leaked liquid (possibly from meat) that had gone black. There was also a pack of sliced melon, decomposed to mush, covered in a white fungus (dated 30th April and this was on June 5th). It was nauseating! My companion then drew my attention to an uncovered pot on the top of the stove - it contained some rancid meat (possibly ribs but hard to be sure) that also had mould growing on it. There was also a fruit bowl containing blackened bananas covered in mould - with a (fresher) hand of bananas placed on top!!
That being the standard of hygiene in the property we decided that there was absolutely no chance that we could stay. My description cannot adequately convey how bad it was - but I also have photographic evidence. None of us had mobile reception to attempt to arrange alternative accommodation - but I would have rather slept in our vehicle than spend another minute in that house.
We left immediately to drive to the local village and, fortunately, managed to secure rooms in a hotel - bearing in mind it was 18:00 on a Sunday of a Bank Holiday weekend. Of course that was at considerable additional expense. 5 days later I have still had no response from Rudy, the owner, nor any refund.
If 'Under The Alders' was subject to any inspection from the ITB, or any other official body, it would be closed down immediately. However, that not being the case, we depend on user reviews from AirBnB which, in this instance, were all very complimentary. I am at a loss to understand this and can only surmise that Rudy's daughter has not inherited his standards. The kitchen was nothing short of a health hazard - yet they expect people to pay to stay and eat there!
All I can say is 'Caveat Emptor'.