My family has stayed at nine AirBnB homes now. I think I can say with confidence that this was easily our best experience.
When we pulled up, I wondered how I was supposed to get in. Within a minute, Martin walked up, a smile on his face, hand extended. He spent the next 30 minutes showing us around the house, explaining its (extensive) history, and reviewing various maps and books to help us fill out our to-do list.
If your idea of "real Ireland" is sipping a cup of tea in an old stone home, looking out at rolling green fields, this is it. Martin's place just west of Mitchelstown offers easy access to to the grocery stores in town, and the Motorways. 45 minutes to Cork, 20 minutes to Cahir, and 90 minutes to Waterford, it's the perfect location to stay when touring the south.
If we go back to Ireland, we would absolutely stay at Martin's Ivy House again.