Just a few miles from Wexford town, the Mernagh family’s magical country house offers a tranquil retreat for couples looking for an alternative to the hotel experience and it's the perfect place for stressed townies – a real castle to ... more...
A reason in itself for a visit to Kildare Town, Firecastle isn’t your usual type of place. First of all, check-in for overnight guests happens inside the kind of food shop that we would all love to find everywhere – stuffed full of the best ... more...
Ann and Tom Crosbie’s large nineteenth century farmhouse is approached up a driveway off the main road to Arthurstown, and has magnificent views across the estuary.
It is a spacious house and makes a very comfortable and hospitable place to stay ... more...
Ireland’s most famous country house, Ballymaloe was one of the first to open its doors to guests when the late Myrtle and her husband, Ivan Allen, opened The Yeats Room restaurant in 1964.
Accommodation followed in 1967 and since then a unique n ... more...
Originally a 19th-century coaching inn, developments at this renowned hotel have been done well, improving amenities without loss of character. The traditional tone is set by the turf fire and country seating in the hall and public rooms - bars, the ... more...
Quite recently re-opened, following restoration and a luxury redesign which has put The House at the very heart of a new Carton House experience for guests to enjoy, this stunning porperty is now is currently flourishing under the management of F ... more...
Built on rising ground in lovely rolling countryside, this imposing hotel outside Limavady dates back to the eighteenth century when a Captain Richard Babington built the original house from which today’s extensive hotel has grown.
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Wow - does this place ever capture the zeitgeist of our changing times ... It is rare indeed to find a hospitality destination that has been so mindfully created and carefully thought through, to provide everything that the guest will need for a ... more...
Conveniently located right in the centre of Kilkenny (and with secure free parking for residents) this boutique hotel is named after the Earl of Pembroke, for whom Kilkenny Castle was built, and is just a stone’s throw from the Castle and other K ... more...
The O’Donnell family has run Danny Minnie’s since 1962, and a visit is always a special treat. There’s nothing about the exterior as seen from the road to prepare first-time visitors for the atmosphere of this remarkable restaurant.
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