Peace in Ireland

Oh hell I've wanted to be Maureen O'Hara for 40 years. Many small towns/villages in Eire could meet your criteria. In fact you can even visit where the majority of the film was shot. Village Cong in County Mayo and around County Galway. First item of business is to get a copy of the RS Ireland guidebook. Loads of useful and insightful info for first time visitors. Second item of business is figure out if you want to fly into Dublin or Shannon. East or West? Personally and based on your wish I'd fly into Shannon and explore the West coast. This area intrigued me. http://www.slievebloom.ie/ As far as towns with no tourists simply drive away from a main road. You'll stumble across something. BTW you may or may not find this interesting; http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~wcd/quietman.htm
Lovely country. Enjoy.

You might want to check out towns along the Connemara and Mayo Loop which would include Cong where The Quiet Man was filmed and the Quiet Man cottage is there, as you probably know. Cong would have many tourists, but the ruins are worth seeing. In past trips to Ireland, we have rented a house for a week and also a cottage. Both were located near towns, but we felt isolated enough and it was very relaxing. The rest of our trips included touring and staying in B&B's though out Ireland. We did not feel like we were over-whelmed with other tourists, except in Dublin. We followed Rick's suggestions and tips from the helpline for the best time to avoid large groups of tourists at sites. I have read on this site that County Donegal has fewer tourists. We have rented in the Connemara region and through VRBO near Doolin. Although Doolin has many tourists, our cottage near Doolin was above the town and very peaceful. I am sure there are other rental sites which other posters will share with you. I hope you find just the right location for you and your husband.
Barbara

If you want some place with no tourists look at some of the towns in the midlands or up in Donegal. I should add that I think everywhere in Ireland has tourists but the ones in Donegal tend to be the Irish from either the Republic or Northern Ireland and not many North Americans.

Awesome! I went to Paris and Nice in Feb. on the advice received from this site and was well equipped with info to make the trip fabulous. Thanks again and will tell you how the trip was when we go next year.

Just so you know, the cottage used in the filming of Quiet Man is only a ruin now, and is the subject of some controversy about its potential restoration/reconstruction in Ireland. You can find an article about it here:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/the-fight-for-quiet-man-cottage-2960377.html Nevertheless, there are cottages similar to that one all over the Cong area.

West Cork is "off the beaten track" depending on where you fly into. The tourists here are mostly Irish as well. I live in a small village with 3 pubs (4 when she feels like opening) a post office, small shop, butcher, chipper and a church. There's places like this all over Ireland and most villages have a few bed and breakfast. Enjoy!!!

Look at the area around Baltimore in West Cork.

Leenane is a tiny, peaceful Connemara village on the County Mayo border and, in my experience, in the loveliest location in Ireland. It sits between two mountain ranges at the tip of Killary Harbor, which features the country's only fjord. Jim Sheridan's "The Field" was filmed there. The village has several B&Bs, two or three pubs (neither of which, unfortunately, hosts trad though they do serve decent food) and The Blackberry Cafe where you can enjoy an excellent dinner in a more formal and relaxed atmosphere. For recreation, you you can take a boat tour of the harbor and participate in outdoor activities at Killary Adventure Center a mile outside of the village on the N59 or at the Delphi Lodge, about 10 miles north in County Mayo. For an alternative village - and virtually an entire county with almost no tourists - head to Glencolumbkille in County Donegal. Biddy's Pub features nightly trad throughout the summer, and there are a number of B&Bs from which to choose. And to satisfy your "Quiet Man" obsession, there's a road sign noting the event on the N59 and across the bridge where the cottage once stood.