Staying for two days in Patricia and Philip's stone barn was the highlight of a wonderful week in Ireland. Hosts friendly and helpful, kids and dogs adorable, the place itself is special, well designed and a pleasure to hang out in. We explored north, we tromped along Lough Corrib, we had high tea at Ashford Castle, we came home and had a cozy evening reading by the wood stove fire while the rain lashed down outside. And the Monk's Fishing Cottage in Cong, as my son said, was the most peaceful place he thinks he has ever been.