I'm a Donegal native and ended up staying almost a week at Don's cottage during a recent visit (Jan 2019). The cottage is located in the Gaeltacht, which is where Irish people go to learn Irish, so there is no more authentic area in which to appreciate the Irish landscape or it's people!. If you're looking for somewhere which is middle-of-nowhere authentic, but with a new fitted kitchen, then I can recommend this. You will learn survival skills such as how to set and light a turf fire, how to live without Wi-Fi and the ancient art of striking up a conversation with a complete stranger (You can do this in Donegal, try it!). I will be back in the summer, thanks again Don & Co.!