We stayed three nights in Carriglea House in Killarney, which is located on the southeastern periphery of Killarney, between the town and Muckross House. It’s perhaps a mile from the center of town and half a mile from Muckross (which is worth a visit).
There are two entrances from the main road, with two signs. One sign says Carriglea Farmhouse, the other sign says Carriglea Manor House (the Manor House entrance is more direct). Carriglea is made up of a 4 room, 200-year-old manor house, with 4 more rooms in the attached carriage house. We had 3 of the 4 rooms in the carriage house, one downstairs and two upstairs. The upstairs rooms were suites, with adjoining sitting rooms, and showers in the modern bathrooms. The downstairs room did not have a sitting room, but it did have a huge bathroom with a shower/bath combo (all rooms are “ensuite,” i.e. with bathroom). All of our rooms had a view of the lake. The stairway in the carriage house showed some wear and tear of luggage scraped against the wall, but the rooms themselves were ship shape.
It’s been run by the Beazley family since 1920, and though proprietor John Beazley lives there with his mother, his wife and two small daughters, this B & B has more of a feeling of a small inn than of a family home, perhaps because it has staff. John was unobtrusive, but pleasant, and very helpful with maps and suggestions on local sightseeing.
As you enter the old manor house, you’ll see the drawing room on the right and the breakfast room on the left, both furnished with beautiful antiques. I can’t speak about the rooms in the manor house, as I didn’t see any, but the public rooms were nicely furnished and perfectly maintained.
There are something like 30 acres around Carriglea, with cows out back and Prince, a horse, in the fenced area on the south side of the carriage house. My kids enjoyed feeding him apples and toast.
The house sits uphill from the road, which is out of sight, so the view of the lake is unobstructed by traffic. And running along side the road, separated by a grassy median, a walking/bicycling path runs from the town to Muckross.
This was my family’s vote for their favorite stay on our two weeks in Ireland. A veritable bargain at 36 Euros per person per night, bed and breakfast.

Recently returned from an 11 day tour of Ireland staying in 8 different B & B's. Our stay overall was adequate but probably would not stay here again.

We stayed at the Carriglea House in Killarney, and it was wonderful. The antiques throughout the house added an old world atmosphere. The view of the Killarney lakes was spectacular. The breakfast was supurb. We loved it, especially for e34 each.