Let us get it over with. Michael was such an amazing host that the few "eccentricities" of the house became positives rather than negatives. OK the "Fresh Cream" in the bottom of the fridge had a sell-by date of 4 months ago but there are more important things in life. And boy was the place eccentric but so comfortable. Wonderful.
Michael is amazing. He just wants you to be happy so we find ourselves romantically sitting in front of a beautiful peat fire. Want to go out, the local pub has the best Guinness in Ireland - and that could be true. Who knows because the conversation at the pub with everyone I met made me forget I was drinking the Guinness. This is a true Irish village where everyone knows and looks after everyone else yet they welcome visitors.
The house is not really an ancient cottage but newly build in the 1990s out of cob. Michael is an obsessive collector and for a while the house was a museum of local artefacts but now it is more useful as a living experience but with modern amenities (like central heating and hot water - and a toilet indoors) !!
If you need to get away for a few days come here. It is a different world.