Ballyfin is in County Laoise, 60 miles west of Dublin. Rent a car and drive, or ask the manor to arrange an airport pickup. The driver, John Ward, can be booked for longer drives through Ireland, a ...

At Ballyfin Demesne, a meticulously restored country house hotel in the Irish midlands, it’s easy to lose track of your true identity. One morning, I scramble up a six-story, centuries-old tower, set ...

Historic hotel set at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the centre of Ireland - 12 km from Mountrath Golf Club. One of a small handful of refined Relais & Chateaux affiliates in the country, ...

While many of us spent Easter enjoying downtime with family at home, George and Amal Clooney had a slightly more luxurious holiday, attending a family reunion at the swanky Ballyfin Demesne estate in ...

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