It was a message from an impressed guest that led us to Kilbawn House, and it was a journey well worth taking.
Set in lush countryside 15 minutes’ drive south of Kilkenny city, Elizabeth and Jim Byrne’s immaculate B&B is surrounded by ... more...
Maureen Griffith, a former owner of The Buck’s Head Inn, offers well-hidden bed and breakfast accommodation in her unusual house in Dundrum, which is next door to the inn.
Her home has great style, and is furnished mainly with antiques but she h ... more...
You can call in by boat, of course, and if you arrive by road, a little ferry takes you over to the island. It’s an unusual place and worth a visit, if only to call into the pleasant waterside pub for a drink, a cup of tea or an informal bite.
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Over 100 years ago Penny Fitzpatrick's grandfather opened his bar in the village of Killeaney on the Aran Islands, little knowing then that the island's airport would be a few fields away.
This long property looks on to Teampall Beanann, dated 846 A.D ... more...
Alan and Margaret Brown’s Old Cable House has Victorian character and the added interest of its transatlantic cable history.
It is set high above the town to give clear Atlantic views, and the simply furnished rooms have everything necessary (in ... more...
This friendly, family-owned guesthouse and restaurant has been managed by Niall O'Boyle and his wife Kate since it opened in 1994 and it feels like a small hotel.
It would make an equally good base for a business or leisure visit as the rooms are furn ... more...
No ordinary B&B, this outstanding modern property is in the picturesque Gaeltacht area of Ring less than 10km from the county town of Dungarvan.
Quietly located in a small development overlooking Dungarvan Bay, the house featured on the RTE televi ... more...
Adela Nugent's welcoming and relaxed B&B is one of the pleasantest places to stay in this beautiful area; located close to Keelbeg pier, it is on an elevated site overlooking Glandore harbour and with views of the surrounding countryside.
All bedr ... more...
Evelyn Corcoran's pair of Georgian townhouses make a luxurious and reasonably priced base in a quiet location, which is very convenient to the city centre and also Lansdowne Road (rugby), RDS (equestrian & exhibitions) and some of the city's most f ... more...
Just 55 minutes from Dublin Airport yet set among three hundred acres of rich pasture land in the heart of the Boyne Valley, Bertie and Renée Clarke’s lovely creeper-covered 17th century country house overlooks the River Blackwater and is ... more...
