We had very high hopes for our stay in Roscahill, but we were unfortunately let down by the state of our living area. I’m not sure if different families are randomly assigned to different parts of the castle grounds that may have been cleaner or more well maintained than where we stayed, but we were unhappy with the living situation. The entire living space (upstairs and down) looked/smelled like it hadn’t been lived in in ages. Spiderwebs adorned the windows, light fixtures, and lamps, and until we opened the windows (which we were instructed not to do after dark in fear of attracting mites) everything smelled like a musty old basement.
I’m sure there are plenty of families that would enjoy this experience, but it simply wasn’t for us - felt more like camping than staying in a castle. We all found at least a spider or a small bug in each of our beds over the course of the stay. We’d blow our noses and we were able to actually see the dust that we were breathing in. The bedroom positioned directly above the pool smelled strongly of chlorine, so none of us felt comfortable sleeping there and breathing fumes for four nights.
Wi-fi was spotty except for the living room, which Marshall brought to our attention.
The grounds themselves are stunning, and Marshall has done a phenomenal job keeping them well maintained. The tennis court is unusable, however, and we were informed that the pool “didn’t look very good” in its current state. It definitely didn’t look as clean as the pictures would lead us to believe. Same goes for the billiards room - looks picturesque in the listing, but smelled overwhelmingly of must upon entry. We didn’t even use it for that reason.
No knocks against Marshall, but we simply were not comfortable at all for the length of our stay. Lesson learned that that’s what can be expected while staying in a literal castle, though. If you don’t mind dealing with must, dust, and bugs, and you want a remote experience 30 minutes outside of Galway, go for it.