In Sept 2006, we went to a cocktail party as part of the first night of the Pittsburgh opera season celebrations. They were running a silent auction, and we bid on a 2 night stay in a Castle in Ireland. As ours was only the 2nd bid, we didn’t think we stood much chance of being successful. 

But amazingly, no one else wanted to go to Ireland!  So, ours ended up being the highest bid, and we purchased a holiday in Ireland for a fraction of its true value.

In March 2007, we visited “our castle”, and explored the local villages and landscapes. We loved every minute of our luxurious stay. We can’t wait to return!

Dromoland Castle

Welcome to Dromoland!

Castle Estate

Our accommodation

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Local wildlife

Dromoland was built in the 1500s by the O'Brien Family

Dromoland Estate

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Our country home!

View from our bedroom window

Golf too!

Ruins of an ancient church & graveyard

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Graveyard by the sea

Ancient church & graveyard ruins - but there were new graves among the old

Cliffs of Moher - at 200m, they're the highest in Europe

Very windy cliffs

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Spectacular scenery - 8 km of cliffs

Viewing tower at the Cliffs

As we said - very windy!

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Spray blowing 200m straight up

Quaint seaside town of Doolin

Irish landscapes

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The Burren - unique limestone landscape

In a cave under the Burren

More Burren scenery

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Castle ruins

Another quaint town ... Ennis

Ennis streets

Ennis

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High Tea!

Elegant dining in the Earl of Thormond Restaurant

Grand entrance to the hotel

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Touring the castle grounds

Exploring the estate

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