Public rooms include a bar and drawing room, both elegantly furnished with beautiful fabrics and family antiques, and accommodation is equally sumptuous; although - as is usual with old houses - the 20 bedrooms vary according to their position, they are generally spacious, superbly comfortable and stylishly decorated to the highest standards.
William O’Callaghan is an accomplished chef, and home- and locally-produced food is at the heart of all his cooking, in starters like house smoked salmon, or salad of crab with dry cured Longueville ham; main courses of Longueville lamb and home-reared pork – and, perhaps, wild rabbit; and a dessert trolley offers treats such as a croustade of caramelised apple with Longueville apple brandy ice cream - and it is hard to resist the local farmhouse cheeses.
Dining in the 84 seater restaurant Presidents Restaurant is always a treat and breakfast is also very special, offering a wonderful array of local and home-cooked foods, both from the buffet and cooked to order; Longueville is a former National Winner of our Irish Breakfast Awards, and it’s worth calling in even if you can’t stay overnight - what a way to break a journey! (And the light lunch offered in the bar is ideal for travellers too.)As well as being one of the finest leisure destinations in the country, the large cellar/basement area of the house has been developed as a conference centre, with back-up services available.
The house is also available for small residential weddings throughout the year.