Ian's place was nice and the privacy was great! The ability to set the heating to what was comfortable for us was a real bonus as it can get cold in Ireland. The size of the living area was a bonus for us as we had stayed in several places in Ireland that were barely big enough to get around the bed, so Ian's place had plenty of room for two people and there was also a bunk bed and couch. Their dogs were no problem at all in the yard and sometimes they were inside Ian's house and we didn't even see them. The place is a bit hard to find so would suggest using another mapping app than iMaps and use Ian's post code. We stayed four nights and were very pleased with the cottage.