Play & Stay Ireland
15 Apr 2014
THE WEST
County Clare
Cliffs of Moher, http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie
Burren Perfumery & Tea Rooms, http://www.burrenperfumery.com
Dromoland Castle, http://www.dromoland.ie
Burren Smokehouse, http://www.burrensmokehouse.ie
Hazel Mountain Chocolate, http://www.hazelmountainchocolate.com
Gregan’s Castle, http://www.gregans.ie
Wild Honey Inn, http://www.wildhoneyinn.com
Doonbeg (if you golf, this is an excellent Greg Norman designed course, used to be privately owned, but was recently purchased by Donald Trump, not sure if it has changed) https://www.trumphotelcollection.com/ireland/
Father Ted’s House and McCormack’s Organic Lamb Farm, http://www.fathertedshouse.com
County Galway
Ballynahinch Castle Hotel http://ballynahinch-castle.com
The Stop B&B, http://www.thestopbandb.com
The Inn to the West http://www.theinntothewest.com
Sheridan’s Cheese, http://www.sheridanscheesemongers.com/shop/galway/
Aniar, http://www.aniarrestaurant.ie
LOAM, http://loamgalway.com
Ard Bia, http://www.ardbia.com
Kai Café, http://kaicaferestaurant.com
Dillisk Project, http://www.dillisk.com
Cnoc Suan, http://www.cnocsuain.com
Kylemore Abbey, http://www.kylemoreabbeytourism.ie
Burren Nature Sanctuary, http://www.bns.ie
Inis Mean, http://inismeain.com
Inishbofin, http://www.inishbofin.com
Roundstone, http://www.roundstone-connemara.com
Clifden, http://www.connemara.ie/en/connemara/clifden/
County Limerick
Milk Market (Saturday), http://www.milkmarketlimerick.ie
Frank McCourt Museum, http://frankmccmuseum.wix.com/frankmccourtmuseum
King John’s Castle, http://www.shannonheritage.com/KingJohnsCastle/
Hunt Museum, http://www.huntmuseum.com
No. 1 Pery Square, http://oneperysquare.com
Canteen, http://wearecanteen.com
Mustard Seed, http://www.mustardseed.ie
Glenstal Abbey, http://www.glenstal.org (Gregorian chant service by monks Sundays)
Clonshire Equestrian Centre, http://www.clonshire.com
1826 Adare, http://1826adare.ie
Adare Manor, http://www.adaremanor.com
Dunraven Arms, http://www.dunravenhotel.com
County Mayo
Belleek Castle, http://www.belleekcastle.com
Ashford Castle, http://www.ashfordcastle.com
Achill Island, http://www.achilltourism.com
Croagh Patrick, http://www.croagh-patrick.com
Knock, http://www.knockshrine.ie
National Museum of Irish Country Life, http://www.museum.ie/
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First off I received your book for christmas and have made the cream scones 5 times!! So quick and delish. We (husband and sister inlaw and myself) are spending a month in Ireland from mid May to Mid June. Your play and stay suggestions have been instrumental in helping us plan our itinerary.
Can’t thank you enough for sharing with your readers.
Many thanks Judy
Exciting!! I am going to Ireland for the first time August 12th-21st this year. Do you know of any events, food related workshops, or any must see recommendations happing then? I would be so elated to hear your thoughts. P.S. I can’t wait to buy your book!
Thank you for this wonderful list! I have a trip to Ireland planned this spring and this is just what I need for inspiration.
I recently returned from IRE, While there I received a recipe from Murphys pub/restaurant for brown bread which calls for “2 cup” brown sugar”. Is a Irish cup the same as a cup in US? Might sound like a silly question, but I can’t find any conversions for this, and the rest of the recipe is in metric.
Hi Mary, hmmm, that is unusual. There is a UK cup and it is really basically a tea cup. That could be what they meant. But, 2 cups of brown sugar sounds crazy! I only use honey to sweeten my recipe http://farmette.ie/2012/04/06/irish-brown-bread/ and it is the “taste of Ireland” if I do say so myself =) it has won baking awards here with Irish judges. Let me know how you get on with your recipe, I would really love to know!