OMG! Can you say WOW a million times?!?! We kept it a secret to our teenage boys that we were staying in a castle and let me tell you, this was the highlight of our entire Ireland trip. You are able to see the Ireland beauty all around the castle, the farm lands (with a brand new baby sheep next door), be close to a large city, meet amazing people (Peter and Eva), and also stay in a castle! You CANNOT pass this place up! Peter spent so much time with us telling us the castle's history and also spending time with our family on the property shooting arrows, jumping on the tramp, riding motorcycles, and walking the wooded acres next to the castle. We were going to use the castle as a hub and spend nights here while traveling around but we loved the castle so much that we changed our plans and stayed at the castle during the days too! Please plan for that. You will not want to leave to see Galway or surrounding areas, so plan for a day or so to spend on the property.
The love that has been poured into the castle is very evident. Peter has many pictures available to see how the castle has come to its glory state right now and you can see how Peter's blood, sweat and tears have been poured into this place. Yes, it has a lot of winding stairs; yes, it has an interesting layout...but dang, it's a castle and we will NEVER forget our amazing experience with this stay!!! Thank you, Peter and Eva. Thank you.