Castles in Ireland will make your Irish vacation even more luxurious Traveling to Ireland this year? There's no shortage of wonderful and historic castles across the country that will help elevate ...

CLIFDEN, Ireland -- A castle by any other name? Well, manor house just doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. There are numerous hotels in Ireland that claim castle heritage. And I was determined to ...

Kiss the Blarney Stone and explore the magnificent Blarney estate in Cork. Blarney Castle, outside of Cork City, is one of Ireland’s most famous spots. Ireland has no shortage of castles with ...

Patricia Doherty is a writer who specializes in covering destinations, resorts, and cruises for Travel + Leisure and other publications. Built in the 13th century, Cahir Castle is one of Ireland’s ...

Banquets, candlelight, turrets, and princesses — castles are the epitome of romance and fairytales. But they can also mean draughty rooms, leaky roofs, inadequate heating, and endless costly ...