As soon as we arrived at the Brandon Cottage we were already planning for our return! Such a picturesque place in the middle of the stunningly beautiful Kilkenny county. The surroundings were exactly what we pictured when thinking of Ireland. There are rolling hills, the meandering river, beautiful stone bridges and green all over. Plus, we realized if we had stayed in the city of Kilkenny we would have never seen as much of the countryside as we did on our drives to and from the cottage. The cottage itself was wonderful! Had everything we needed; a beautiful two bedroom quaint place with a fireplace and trees all around it. Elspeth was the perfect host supplying us with fresh bread, milk, eggs and meringues!!! It was such a fantastic introduction to the cottage and Kilkenny county. The drive to Kilkenny was about 30 minutes and it only took us 10 minutes to get to Instioge and about 15 to Thomastown (which has a large supermarket). We absolutely want to return and have already started recommending the Brandon cottage to others. Lastly, we thought we had lost an iphone, and they let us into their home to use the internet. We left thinking we would never see it again, and Elspeth found our missing iphone and contacted us to return it! I can't say enough about this wonderful cottage and can't wait to go back!!!