The lovely farmhouse a London friend and I rented as a base for our anticipated exploration of Ireland's west country is even better than the photos. Our host, Des, has provided all comforts and thoughtful touches, such as good reading lamps in the bedrooms, great shower and tub facilities, peat for the fire, and always a telling sign, ample hooks on the back of the bathroom and bedroom doors. What takes Des over and above a Superhost however, was how he responded when we had to call him the morning after arriving as I was in screaming agony with a sprained back which went into spasm and I was beginning to go into shock. He was with us in a flash, helped me get upright very gently and carefully, and then stayed with us till we spoke with a nurse, a doctor, and then finally, till the ambulance carted me to Limerick Hospital, an hour away. Note to anyone thinking of getting sick in Ireland - avoid Limerick! Even the head nurse told me it's "the worst hospital in Ireland". Public health funding aside, my experience would have been so very much worse if not for Des, who was the soul of kindness, compassion, calm, and helpfulness. He followed up with us upon my return from the hospital. I would never stay anywhere else in County Clare, to be sure. There should be another superlative title for the kind of host we found at this very comfortable farmhouse in Corofin - Angel?