352 castles recorded, 5 with a full guide, 0 bookable as castle hotels.
The nearest bookable castle hotel is Waterford Castle in Co. Waterford.
Built by the Shortall family, who occupied it until around 1640, Clara Castle near Kilkenny city is considered one of the best-preserved tower houses in Ireland, retaining much of its original oak panelling and internal fittings.
A 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house near Jenkinstown, Foulksrath was bought from the Swift family by An Óige (Irish Youth Hostel Association) in 1946 and reopened in 1948 as the oldest youth hostel in Ireland, complete with spiral staircases and a great hall with an immense fireplace.
Built by the Anglo-Norman le Poer family on the banks of the River Suir opposite Waterford city, on the site of an earlier Gaelic fort called Dún Bhrain, it passed to the powerful Butler Earls of Ormond in 1375 and became a key symbol of their power in the south-east.
Built in the 13th century by Anglo-Norman lord Thomas FitzAnthony on the west bank of the River Nore at Thomastown, this rectangular castle remained in good condition until the early 19th century.
Built in 1195 by William Marshal on the site of an earlier wooden fortification, Kilkenny Castle was the principal seat of the Butler family (Earls and later Dukes of Ormond) for almost 600 years.
Sourced from the National Monuments Service Sites and Monuments Record — ruins, tower houses and earthworks alongside the famous names.