Declan and Marie are wonderful hosts. I've never stayed in a b&b where I have felt so comfortable and well looked after. Marie's famous cakes are absolutely delicious. The breakfast offered is delicious and varied. Declan has a seemingly unlimited amount of tips and information about the local area and Ireland generally. He went out of his way to make our stay comfortable and more than succeeded. Their home is half way between Cork city centre and Blarney. Declan gave us a lift to Blarney castle as we didn't have a car, but there is also a bus stop a short walk away where the 215 bus can take you to Cork City or to Blarney. We took the train back from Cobh (we visited Spike Island which is well worth doing) to Cork city, spent sime time in the city centre and then very successfully got the bus from the bus station back to the b&b. It helped that Declan had shown us where to get off. You can pay the driver once you are on the bus. It would have been fabulous to stay longer (as the other guests have said too!) and I am sure that when I next visit Ireland Marie and Declan's will be the place i stay. THANK YOU both for helping to make this trip wonderful