Catherine Sabino is an editor and author who writes about travel. The Corscadden family in Ireland owns more castles than the Windsors (four to the royals three, although the queen does ...

Bunratty Castle in County Clare stands as one of Ireland's most meticulously preserved medieval fortifications. This imposing ...

The well-preserved example of an Irish tower house was restored during ... and interactive exhibits make the castle a family-friendly attraction. Built in the 15th century by Red Hugh O’Donnell ...

Nestled in the forested rolling hills of Connemara, reflected in the calm waters of a lake, Kylemore Castle impresses as much by its romantic silhouette as by the singular history that saw it become a ...

CLIFDEN, Ireland -- A castle by any other name ... a descendant of -- if not royalty -- then a very prominent Galway family. D’Arcy founded the town of Clifden in 1812, and built a residence ...

Ashford Castle, originally called Ashford Manor, has a long history. Most notably, it was owned by the Guinness family and used ... in this room when he visited Ireland in 1984, and it lives ...

See link to Madden Castles and Castles of Galway at bottom ... O’Maddens in Surnames of Ireland with 200 family maps. 6) O’Madden History and chief: in Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters.

Dubbed Coolmain Castle ... It has remained in the family’s possession for the last 35 years but now affords a rare opportunity to own one of Ireland’s most distinguished residences.

many comfortable hotels in the West of Ireland, but there is perhaps none so extraordinary or lavish as Ashford Castle, an imposing fantasy of crenellations once owned by the Guinness family ...