This place is gorgeous and only 10-15 drive from Kilkenny. It's in a very pretty yard in a working farm with cattle in the field out front and tennis courts out the back. It's very peaceful. It's an agricultural area so there's not a lot to do around here, but it wouldn't be Ireland if there wasn't a pub just down the road. The place is tastefully decorated, not overdone, and very comfortable and cosy. In terms of facilities, it had everything we needed and the wi-fi was good. It's an old house, solid construction. We couldn't hear our neighbours. Self-catering - basics are provided. It was spotlessly clean, the hot water was hot, the cold water was properly glacial (much appreciated by the distance runners!) Communication was swift, accurate, friendly and helpful. Taxi into town was about 20 euro. Our only problem was that the phone died on the way back from our first excursion, taking google maps with it, and we couldn't find our way back. We didn't have sat nav. There's a lot of similar fields and hedgerows around here. One of our taxis had trouble finding the place. I'm looking for issues to report here to legitimise my glowing review. Thank you to the Phelan family - this really is a lovely place and good value for money. Accommodation prices in Kilkenny can be eye watering on the weekends. This was very reasonable indeed.