Kinnegad (Cionn Átha Gad in Irish) is a town in County Westmeath. It is located at the junction of the N6 and the M4 - two of Ireland's main east-west roads. Kinnegad is home to many commuters who commute to Dublin daily via the N4 and the recently opened M4 motorway.
The terrain around Kinnegad is a Walker's Paradise, especially 'An Boreen Bradach' a walkway of approx. 6km (3.5 miles) which semi-circles Kinnegad. Along the Boreen nothing interrupts the view across the flat open fields streching in all directions.
Rockfield House has a particularly peaceful setting, looking over parkland sloping down to the River Dee valley, and the walled garden mimics the landscape, folding around a central stream like a half open book around its binding. The walls of th ...
The Mullingar Course at Belvedere on the outskirts of town is the work of famous Scottish designer James Braid. Although some 'cosmetic' changes have been made since its creation in 1935 Mullingar is essentially as its designer intended, a champi ...
The cottages surround a large car-free courtyard, with ample parking at the back of the courtyard including a cosy private country bar and restaurant suitable for groups of up to 60 people.
All cottages provide luxury and comfort with modern fac ...
Trim Castle is the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland and was built over a thirty years by Hugh de Lacy and his son Walter. The Castle site was chosen because it is on raised ground, overlooking a fording point over the River Boyne and was us ...
The closeness of the motorway may be a little alarming on arrival at this recently developed hotel and spa, but it has a carefully restored 18th century house at its heart and something of the country house atmosphere lives on.
The original h ...
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