Ardmore Country House Bed & Breakfast Kinnitty Birr Co Offaly Ireland

Ardmore Country House, B&B is located in picturesque Kinnitty near Birr Co Offaly in the heart of Ireland less than 2 hours from Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport, Cork Airport, and Rosslare and Dunlaoire ferryport.

Enjoy:

• Scenic walks
• good food
• open fires
• spacious en-suite bedrooms

All this combined with comfortable realxed atmosphere and traditional Irish hospitality will ensure you have an enjoyable vacation in a part of Ireland which has yet to be discovered.

There are a myriad of activities to chose from locally - a variety of walking trails,in the gentle rolling hills of the Slieve Blooms (3/4 day walking breaks available) great festivals, horse-trekking, golfing (with easy reach of many fine golf courses) falconry. Visit famous gardens such as Birr Castle Gardens, Emo Court House and Gardens and just 6 miles from Kinnitty is Irelands most haunted Castle Leap Castle, Lough Boora Parklands, the Shannon Callows.

In the evening relax in a cozy pub and dine in a variety of fine restaurants.

This charming Victorian Country House was built circa 1840 by the Bernards {once the owners of Kinnitty Castle}.Ardmore Country House has been beautifully restored retaining many of the original features including shutters, pine sash windows and doors. Disabled access, large landscaped gardens and private off road parking is provided for guest use. Ardmor House Kinnitty Bed and Breakfast offers spacious guest bedrooms furnished throughout with original antiques and the modern comforts of luxurious king size beds, orthopaedic mattresses and electric blankets.

If you just want to escape from it all to peace and tranquility the picturesque village of Kinnitty is the ideal base for exploring the midlands of Ireland - the real Ireland. Located at the crossroads of Ireland half way between Belfast and Cork, Galway and Dublin, Sliego and Wexford.

From Ardmore House you can see the magical Slieve Bloom Mountains, steeped in history and folklore, {according to legend was home to Fionn Mac Cumhaill where as a child he lived with his mother for the first 7 years of his life} from megalithic times though Ireland's golden era of Saints & Scholars to more modern history of settlement and conflict of the Ely O'Carroll (Eile meaning area).

Here you will meet the real Irish, experience the culture, folklore and music performed for themselves, and not as some 'stage show' aimed at tourists.

Other attractions within an hours drive are Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre, Athlone Castle, and The Rock of Cashel, Kilkenny city. If you are exploring the rugged west coast of Ireland, why not stop a night or two to experience the contrast. Kinnitty is far removed from the commercialism of busy resorts like Killarney, Dingle, Galway or indeed Dublin, still retaining a charm and pace more reminiscent of Ireland of the past than that of today.