(Other Irish hotels have felt similar pressure, including the Anantara property in Dublin.) Kilkea is trying hard to answer the question about how to make a 10th-century castle sustainable.

For centuries, this grand site served as a headquarters for the English prior to Irish ... of the interiors available to book ...

Winding down its woodland and fairway-flanked driveway, Dromoland Castle emerges across the lake ... Make no mistake, these lavish interiors are not for those with an aversion to maximalism ...

Sean Simon was a famous London West End show and Irish film star who went on to garner ... his immediate attention and protection was the castle known as Castle Island or McDermott’s Castle ...