Grace was a sheer delight in sharing with us the history of the castle and the surrounding area. She is very knowledgeable and just charming. We loved looking at the considerable work she has done to restore this ancient castle.
owner of the castle is rude and keeps checking in. never leaves you alone and has strict rules. castle is freezing. only one small dirty shower in the basement that doesn't hold hot water for long. bathrooms are awful with no lights at night. don't go here.
Was heading west from Dublin when I thought I would take a break and ask Google Maps what was near me. I found Ballaghmore Castle and went to check it out. I was given a tour by the delightful Kevin. He was very frank by saying Grace was more of the historian, but he was able to rattle off quite a bit of history throughout the tour. I was not disappointed. As I was traveling solo, he offered to take photos of me at the castle which was appreciated. The renovation history is almost as impressive as the stories of Cromwell firing on the castle itself. When you see the photos of what the castle looked like before Grace took charge, it'll blow your mind recognizing the amount of work that was put in to it.
Recently I and my girlfriend had the pleasure of doing a tour of this exquisite medieval castle while in the area, it was luck that we actually found it having been in nearby leap castle, we discovered it on the way back and went in for a nosy. The tour of the castle was great and the castle has been restored beautifully by its owner Grace who is a true custodian of history and culture. After the tour of the castle we had the pleasure of meeting grace who spent the best part of an hour showing us around her home and telling us all about the history of the area, the castle and indeed a little of our own personal history, or that of our surnames at least, which we where more than pleased to hear, it's fantastic to meet somebody who is so passionate about Irish history and this castle is a fine example of how it should be preserved all across Ireland, it truly was a pleasure to have seen this place and met both Grace and Martin, thanks again Colm & Iona…
While driving from Kilkenny to Galway my daughter pointed out this castle. We noticed a sign that said visitors welcome so we drive up the driveway. As we walked up you could feel the history of this beautiful property. I approached the porch where I saw a man. He immediately got up and asked if we wanted to see the castle. He showed us the castle land gave us some history on it. He was very sweet and helpful with giving us directions along the way. After seeing many castles I felt that this was one of the most “original” and more realistic ones. If you’re in this area it’s certainly worth the visit.
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