Castles in Ireland you can stay in! Bring your fairytale dream to life

Considered as a small island with a big reputation everything you’ve heard about Ireland is true: Ireland is a stunner, it has breathtaking landscapes, fascinating and friendly people with lyrical nature it is a small piece of inevitable land with many beautiful examples. To claim that whether or not it is a piece of nature’s beauty, it has many examples witnessing the side of its case. Starting from the loneliness of Connemara, to the world-famous scenery of Kerry & Cork, and the dramatic wildness of Donegal in the south. While in the North the mountains of Mourne and the Causeway Coast are accredited to be the biggest beauties of this land.

Rich in its history and considered as a cultural well, Ireland has its portion everywhere, from the breathtaking monuments at BrúnaBóinne, Slea Head in Kerry and Carrowmore in Sligo to its operating cultural surplus, Ireland finds its strengths in its musical and literary fields. To represent it better, Ireland’s Ancient East which is the newest tourism venture defines Ireland as a rich heritage.
Covered with almost every beautiful castle around its divisions and suburbs, Ireland is also known as the land of castles. With its people known for their rich culture of hospitality, you might hear it said often: táFáilteromhat (taw fall-cha row-at) – you’re very welcome. With its incomparable beauty and royalty, Ireland offers you an inevitable experience for your lifetime. With its beauty so royal, you can never miss being left out of a thought to at least get a chance to spend a night at the castle. Well, for your fortune, it is possible!

Here is a list of the castles that offer you a warm welcome.

Cabra Castle

Offering you an aristocratic experience, the hotel, located just outside Kingscourt, find its existence that dates back to 1760. Special in its own way, Cabra Castle offers you the 12 luxury rooms situated right under the original castle part. The Cabra Castle offers a panoramic view of a Forest Park, expansive gardens and parkland as a cherry on the cake. Sleeping in the Lord’s Bedchamber, its unique feature is that no two rooms are the same at the castle.

Markree Castle

Markree Castle, an imposing castle hotel in Sligo, indeed, is the only castle hotel in the area. Surrounded by 500 acres of fields and parkland and beautiful Italianate gardens, Markee Castle is a Must watch. Voted one of the Top 10 Hotel Castles in the World, a hideout in this castle certainly has all that is necessary such as sweeping staircases, four-poster beds and antique furniture. Wondering what you have to pay? Well, it surely is nothing close to a king’s ransom.

Lough Cutra Castle

Sharing the same architect, John Nash of Buckingham Palace, Lough Cutra Castle is a family home of the Gwyn-Joneses. The gothic revival castle, scenically located beside a 400-hectare large, privately owned lake in Europe open for its residence purpose as well. In case if you are planning a destination wedding this castle is your must visiting ghetto.

Killiane Castle

Run as a farmhouse b&b by its current owners. Killiane Castle is a no home for sleeping. Offering you a beautiful view of this castle, the castle allows no stay inside the castle except you’ll have to make do with their 15th-century home next door. Crafted and built to meet the needs of its guests, this home offers you an experience of its own that surely feels like a castle.

Blackwater Castle

A 12th-century gem, built on the site of a 2,500-year-old fort, Blackwater Castle sits on a rocky outcrop overlooking the River Awbeg. Admired by many such as Sir Walter Raleigh to the“king of pop” Michael Jackson, The castle offers you to be the king of the castle for a fortnight with over 25 of your very best friends, that comes in various packages.

Lisheen Castle

Burnt out in the Civil War of 1922, built in the early 1800s, the  Lisheen Castle was restored as a labor of love for the Everard Family, on whose dairy farm its stands. Reopened in 2000, the castle is now available for either self-catering, with amazing weekly rentals, day trips and tours of groups of up to 14 guests ever since.

Kilronan Castle

One of the finest example to support that Ireland is a land of castles is Kilronan Castle Estate & Spa. Spilling its splendor and elegance of the era when the homes graced Ireland’s lush green landscape. This magnificent Gothic manor is unique. Tracing its history right back through the royal family who resided there. This 40-acre estate remained in the Tenison family for almost 300 years, before falling into the situation of disrepair in their absence. Restored it to its former glory, the Kilronan Castle maintains its homely feel and medieval soul. The castle is fully furnished with a modern touch of luxury, technology and the best food that the surroundings still produce.

Annes Grove

Wondering whether the castles are cozy? Well, check out the miniature medieval one at Annes Grove near Castletown Roche. Built in the 1850s, it has all the stately touches the discerning castle lover could require. From the loophole windows to the battlements and its own turret, this one-bedroom castle is available from €305 per weekend. The castle comes with a large open hearth in the sitting-room, and a decent kitchen with a cute wood-burning stove in the middle of it. Wonderful isn’t it?

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