A DREAM!! We absolutely loved our time at Karen’s castle and will be talking about it for many many years! Such a highlight of our trip! First of all, the grounds and castle are absolutely stunning! But also Karen’s hospitality made it truly amazing! She had carrots laid out every morning for us to walk over and feed the horses if we liked (which we looked forward to every single morning!!). We loved meeting her 7 gorgeous greyhounds. Just walking the property with our tea in the morning was absolute bliss, with the castle situated on the water. Gorgeous in every way! We already want to go back!! Cannot recommend enough!! Also perfect location if you are renting a car - like 25 mins to Galway city one direction, and perfect for day trip to cliffs of moher / the burren in the other direction. And town is gorgeous with one of the best dinners we had our entire trip (Moran’s oyster cottage) just around the corner from the castle, thanks to Karen for the suggestion and making a reservation for us! A dream stay!!