We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Oakwood! What a lovely and cozy place in the countryside! We were able to make Oakwood our home base and travel all around...Galway, Kilkenny, Cliffs of Moher, Dublin, Roscrea, Nenagh, Kildare...and more! We walked the hill trail a couple of times and the lake trail. The lake is so beautiful and peaceful! I encourage anyone that stays at Oakwood to take full advantage of the beautiful surroundings! John and Linda are fantastic hosts! There were beautiful fresh flowers in a vase upon our arrival as well as milk, butter, eggs, and soda bread. For anyone flying into Shannon on an overnight flight, we rented our car and had a wonderful Irish breakfast at Rowan Berry-not far from the airport. We then spent time at Bunratty Castle and folk park which is on the way to Oakwood. John told us where the Tesco was so after check-in, we drove the short distance to the Tesco which is a large supermarket and stocked up on food (and wine and beer!). We made dinner that night and after dinner took the Hill trail walk behind the house. You walk through pastures of horses and sheep. The perfect ending to a long day! We hope to be back someday!