I travelled to Coolrain 2 weeks ago for my grandmother's funeral and happened upon Ballaghmore Castle. Nobody was around so we opened the door to the castle and had a look around. The owner (Grant?) showed up after a while. He was very friendly, very knowledgeable and very polite. We spent about an hour there during which time it became... More

We happened upon this hidden piece of Irish History by chance. What a stroke of luck. This Castle is amazing! You instantly feel like you've travelled back in time to Medievel Ireland. With an atmosphere hard to comprehend, but impossible to ignore, you will leave this place with a sense of belonging and a new found pride in what it... More

Stayed for a long weekend. We stayed in the guest house. My room was very large overlooking the garden and filled with some beautiful antiques. We had 2 rooms in total and shared a bathroom which was conveniently situated between our 2 rooms. The owner Grace could not have been more welcoming and even provided bathrobes and an electric blanket!... More

We stayed in Ballaghmore Castle and Guest house as a Family party of 22 people celebrating parents/grandparents 50th Wedding anniversary. OK the castle is not your 5 star luxury but it is a reasonably well restored 13th Century castle so it is basic. Roaring log fires and a few bottles of wine around a large banqueting table with my family,... More

We plan our own trips, which allows us to stay in unique, beautiful places. My husband and I are not tourist we are travelers. Our stay with Grace the owner is one of our most memorable experience ever. Her knowledge of Irerish history, combined with her artistic detail to 14th century decorating resulted in the feeling we where being transported... More

The castle is a genuine ancient Irish castle (1480 according to the web site) which has been restored to basically its original apart from the obvious mods such as electricity and plumbing etc. Now, this is not your en-suite everything type of location, it really is a castle so don't expect to be pampered. Our party consisted of fifteen friends... More

I toured this castle with the owner with the possibility of renting it with a group of friends. After seeing the castle, I decided my friends would expect just a touch more than this castle offers. Since most of the beds are in one large room, guests would need to be really good friends. The kitchen facilities also leave alot... More

I stayed with 3 friends in Ballaghmore Castle GUEST HOUSE as opposed to the actual castle but by the looks of the terrible review of the castle that I just read - there's not much difference between the two! On arrival we were greeted by the 'odd' owner and told that this was the oldest house in Borris-in-Ossory...which was not... More

one particular tourism website (i'm not saying who they'll only sue me for suggesting they supply false information) described it as "lovingly restored and welcomes visitors" - wrong! i do not claim to be an expert but i have had many opportunities to stay in a range of digs worldwide from five star hotels down to a campsite in the... More