If you wonder what it's like to feel right at home when traveling out of your own home country, you will experience that in the comfortable, warm and welcoming Anseo home of gracious Jane McDaniel on Achill Island, Ireland! Of course, the McDaniel home reflects the character of its host. Jane plied the two of us with a broad menu of enticing Irish breakfast meals to choose from and we tried to taste them all. For people with specific dietary needs, Jane has thoughtfully adapted her menu to accommodate those. However, it was difficult to eat as much as was presented, for me, Ray had no trouble! Was it ever delicious from the Irish Breakfasts to Jane's Mess and other delectable recipes she prepared mornings with her warm lovely fireplace keeping us toasty and her kitchen skills keeping us content, fueled and full of mouth-watering meals.
When you hear bed and breakfast, I doubt there is anything to match Jane's breakfasts anywhere else. Our room was just right, closet and side tables convenient and her dog, Max, offered us his hospitality, as well. It was easy to access other sights and maneuver around the island from the location of the McDaniel home.
I don't think anyone could tell you or show you in photos what a beautiful location the McDaniel home is in with views of neighboring pastures as far as the eye can see, horses, sheep and cattle grazing on the various land parcels, mountains in the background, inlet with water and some of the vegetation at the house are Jane's herbs and greens that are part of your daily breakfasts. Our hostess gave us tips on what to see, where and we enjoyed some great meals at locations around the island and took a cruise, listened to Irish folk music and attempted to learn how to navigate our drones on the clean, soft sands of the area beaches.
Would we venture to the island and visit with Jane McDaniel again? Indeed! In a heart beat.
Marina Lewis and Ray Gay, Texas