We had the most comfortable night of our week in Ireland at Dan and Majella's. The room was lovely and the bed was blissful. The en-suite bathroom was nice, as were the tea/coffee and kit-kats left for us. It was nice to be so residential, yet such a short walk to the center of Athlone.
Athlone was a lovely town as well. We arrived fairly late, but Majella directed us to the town center, where we went to Ireland (and Europe's) oldest pub, Sean's Bar.