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Bunratty Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Bunratty, Ireland
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The Beginning of the End
... it to be a clean and very busy place. Traffic was a little bit heavy, but we were soon out on the highway taking us to Bunratty. We found our b&b with no trouble. It’s a lovely country home a few minutes away from the little village. We have a ...
Back in Ireland!
... and some Guinness at last! Next morning: 7am bus to Limerick! Our very last night in Ireland... Arrive at Bunratty Village, after a 4 hour bus ride to Limerick (back to the storage place to get all of Sarah's shit!), ...
Getting Ready to Leave
... rain had stopped for a while. We went back to Bunratty for lunch. Bunratty consists of a few hotels, several b&b’s, the Bunratty Folk Park of which the castle is the star, Durty Nellie’s pub, and a few shops run by Blarney Woolen Mills. ...
Day 1: Bunratty - Welcome to the Tour
... right into our rooms. We dropped off our luggage and went out. We decided to go look in the Blarney Woolen Mills and the Bunratty Folk Park. I saw some High Crosses in a cemetary behind our hotel so we went to look around and take some pictures of the ...
Bunratty Castle
... the entire Irish landscape, and were built by the Normans to keep the Irish in check after they took over most of the country. Bunratty is the only fully restored castle, all the other ones we saw were in ruins. Started off on the evening with a walk ...
Days 3...
The highlight of the trip so far, (and probably the whole visit,) has been our stop at Bunratty, in Co. Limerick. Not because of the famous castle, and not even because of the great, well known pub "Durty Nellie's!" It's because I got to ...
Dingle
... looking for the castle and somewhere to stay, we decided that we didn't want to see the castle that badly and kept driving! Bunratty was the next planned stop. There is a restored castle here that is quite famous. The problem is that we drove around ...
Off to the Emerald Isle
... and cold at Shannon. Got through baggage and customs quickly and likelwise with car hire for our 4-door Astra. Found Bunratty easily enough but took a little while to find the hotel, even though the Castle was nearby. After settling in, ...
Evening in a Medieval Castle
We passed back through Limerick City on our way to Bunratty, where we spent our last evening and night in Ireland. Going through Limerick again was a little nerve-wracking but we just followed any sign we saw that indicated airport, and got there okay. ...
Trust in God, But Don't Forget the Dry Run
... ridge and round tower on hill (Dromoland Castle area). Found “Innisfree” B&B (Imelda McCarthy, hostess) after locating Bunratty Castle. Gave 4 vouchers for 2 night’s stay, then looked at rooms (very nice) and unloaded ...
Last day in Ireland: Bunratty and the vortex
... magical land. As I type this, Ginger is sitting at a bench in front of about 200+ acres of green farmland (we are at Bunratty Meadows B&B) and a lake without any other house or person to be seen and a butterfly has just flown into our room to say ...
Irish Livin'
If you want to get a taste of how the Irish have lived over the years, we would recommend visiting Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in Bunratty, County Clare. We accompanied the Folk Lore Class offered by University College Cork. The 15th century ...
The Lord is My Co-Pilot, George is My Navigator
Breakfast— scrambled eggs – 1 slice bacon – shredded wheat(??) – coffee. Then to Bunratty— photos of Durty Nelly’s from 2 angles, 1 of crow in alcove in wall – he politely waited until I dragged out Nikon with ...
It's a freaking castle!
BUNRATTY! So I continued with the International Society to Bunratty Castle that is also just 20ish minutes from UL. The castle is connected to a village and the whole village is a tourist spot because all the homes are set up like in ancient times. So you ...
Bunratty and end of trip
We had a great time exploring Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. We had another fantastic dinner at our favorite Brogan's Pub. Unfortunately there wasn't a trad session on our last night there. The eight days we spent in Ireland were sunny and free of rain. ...
late in the day
... miss the evening event). When we got back, we joined the main group, and then all went to a medieval banquet at the Bunratty Castle. It's quite an event, from the cup of mead that begins the meal, to the wonderful singers and instrumentalists. You eat ...
Glin to Loop Head to Bunratty
... to the Creamery which was much nicer. Back to Headley Court for showers and more TV. Another nice thing about Headley Court is the location....easy to find and convenient to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and all the eating and shopping across the street. ...
Windy cliffs
... Islands in Galway Bay, and of course while we are visiting the icy winds and rain decide to visit us again. The drive to Bunratty is pretty uneventful and unfortunately a lot of it on the M18. Bunratty Castle Hotel is a wee bit grand but perfectly located ...
Passing through-literally.
... of heat and the bed had but one thin blanket on it (while the other hotels had like 2 thick comforters). We didn't bother visiting Bunratty Castle and Folk Park because it doesn't take a genius to see THAT overpriced tourist trap. We did, however, enjoy a ...
The cliffs of Moher
... scope out how far the airport is. Then finding that Shannon is really just the airport and a few scattered shops, I went to Bunratty and checked out the restored castle there. The castle has a folk village thing around it. The castle itself has ...
Bunratty castle & medieval feast
... County Clare where we caught a ferry over the river Shannon, took about 2o mins. Drove to Kilrush fishing port the onto Bunratty. Had a bit of spare time before going out to dinner at the Bunratty castle hotel where all the staff were dressed in medieval ...
Bunratty Castle
Driving north to Ashford Castle we made a few stops. One was Bunratty Castle just outside of Shannon. This is one of the best restored castles in all of ...
Galway to Bunratty, County Clare
... he gave us an extra container for free. Soon the bus had a nice aroma. About 5 some of us were dropped off at Bunratty Castle for a medieval dinner in the castle itself. Bunratty Castle is located in County Clare and is part of the Bunratty Folk Park ...
Cliffs of Moher
... (and newer) Celtic crosses. Then we were treated to a great medieval dinner and show. It is actually held in the old Bunratty castle. The performers (aka waiters) are all dressed in splendid medieval costumes and we had a four course dinner. The only ...
Our first Castle Experience
Our first day and night was at Bunratty. We had such a great time. The Folk Park was very interesting and very pleasant to walk around. It was rainy and cold but we made the most of it. I bought a new rain coat, hat and scarf at the woolen shop and Jim ...
Gettin' Medieval!
... boat that was made to prove that the Vikings could have discovered America before Columbus. From there we went on to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. This place was huge! It was like Old Sturbridge Village and Mystic Seaport combined. All of the ...
Bunratty Castle
... lunch. We didn't have enough time to look around the village or go in the castle. This is something I would have wanted to do along with go to one of the traditional Irish banquets at the castle for dinner. Bunratty Castle would have been the perfect ...
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