2015 Award Winners COUNTRY HOUSE OF THE YEAR 2015

Tankardstown House, Slane, Co Meath

For an example of what sheer determination, hard work - and talent - can do to transform a dilapidated property into one of Ireland’s most desirable country house destinations, you won’t do better than Tricia and Brian Conroy’s magnificent Georgian house Tankardstown, near Slane.

Now, thanks to their ongoing efforts, it’s a wonderful place for a short break, a meal out or a special event. Although there are just six elegant bedrooms in the house, cottages in the charming 18th-century stable yard are also beautifully furnished.

It’s a delightful place to stay in a beautiful area of great historical interest and convenient to both Dublin and the North - and it’s also a dining destination of note. What more could you want? Tankardstown is pretty much the perfect Irish country house, and sure to please the pickiest of guests.