Myself, my husband and our 3 young kids fell in love with the cottage and the surrounding area. The cottage itself was beautifully decorated, spotlessly clean and really homely and cosy. It had everything you could imagine to make it feel like a home from home including toys, dvds and books for the kids. The cottage is on a farm and the kids loved having access to all the animals, they especially loved being able to collect the eggs from the chickens in the morning and feeding the ducks and donkeys. There is also direct access to a beautiful beach where the kids spent hours playing in the sand. Mairead and john were great hosts. When we arrived the fire was lit and there was a lovely bottle of wine waiting for us in the fridge. There was also a welcome breakfast pack with local foods and delicious homemade bread and marmalade made by mairead's husband, John. We stayed over Halloween break and on Halloween night Mairead dropped us up mulled wine , chocolates and treats for the kids. Also Maireads recommendations for places to visit were great, one of our favouite places that we visited was Ballycross apple farm , it has lots of activities for the kids and a great pancake and waffe house.We also loved Mary Barrys restautant in Kilmore , very child friendly and great food. All in all, we had a great time, loved the house and area and the hosts were fantastic. We are already planning our next visit.