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At Ashford Castle, on the banks of Lough Corrib and the river Cong in Co Mayo, the festivities start on Christmas Eve, but preparations begin months in advance. The staff go to great lengths to ...

At the junction of the Cong River and Lough Corrib stands Ashford Castle – now a luxurious ... the stunning surroundings of Connemara, west Ireland, the film also features the superb Kylemore ...

Few movies can boast such a stunning range of locations as "The Quiet Man," which was filmed largely in Ireland ... Nowadays, the local Ashford Castle castle is a five-star hotel and Rory McIlroy ...

Ballinrobe Community School LC1 students Emma Sweeney, Emily Butler and Luke Molloy alongside Alan TD, at the BT Young ...

Five star Christmas at Ashford Castle: Transforming hotel into a fairytale setting takes a year of planning Each state room and suite is adorned with a Christmas tree, making it feel like a home ...

The HGV also hit a bridge over the coastbound carriageway between Junction 8 (Leeds Castle / Maidstone Services) and Junction 9 (Ashford) at around 2.30am. A lorry has jackknifed on the M20 and ...

this is less a castle and more of a stately home but its position in the history of the Republic of Ireland cannot be understated. Built originally as a motte-and-bailey castle on the highest ...

Photos: Don Moloney Castlegarde Castle was built in AD 1190 by Donal Mor O’Brien, the king of Thomond or the Kingdom of Limerick in Gaelic Ireland. Today it is on a 300ac working farm in Ballyhoura.