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Routes, history and where to sleep: long reads on Ireland’s castles, written to help you plan the trip.
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Castle hotels · 5 min readStrancally Castle and the Waterford Estate: A Traveller's Guide
What visitors can actually see around the Blackwater's Strancally Castle, and where to base yourself for the Knockanore and Cappoquin countryside.
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Castle hotels · 6 min readCastleforbes Longford: History, Grounds and Planning a Visit
Longford's quiet, well-kept estate is an easy half-day from the shops and stations of the county town, and it pairs neatly with a night in Longford rather than a dash back to Dublin.
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Castle hotels · 5 min readCastle hotels and castles to visit near Dublin
Five castle hotels in Dublin, Kildare and Meath, plus three historic castles to visit by day, all within easy reach of the city.
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Castle hotels · 5 min readLimerick and Clare castle trail
A route through five castle hotels and two castles to visit, from the Shannon's south bank to the Burren, with time to stop and look.
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Castle hotels · 6 min readCastle hotels and ruins across Ulster
Five castle hotels and three castles to visit across Antrim, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Donegal, north and south of the border.
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Castle hotels · 4 min readCastle stays and Norman keeps in Waterford, Wexford and Carlow
Four castle hotels and three historic castles to visit across Waterford, Wexford and Carlow, with Kilkenny Castle as the day out.
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Castle hotels · 6 min readCastle hotels and ruins of the midlands and Cavan
From Offaly to Cavan, five castle hotels and three ruined fortresses trace centuries of Irish history, with practical advice on where to stay and what to see.
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