For the week, we were home. I can’t remember how I found Elm Tree Cottage, but after a Google search for “authentic, Irish thatched roof cottage for rent,” she popped up. Authentic.

The house listing reads: "Property Partners Moore Larkin are delighted to offer for sale this wonderful, traditional vernacular cottage at Lisnamucklagh, Dysart, Ballinasloe, Co. Roscommon.