A gleaming white 18th-century castle on the Shannon estuary, home of the Knights of Glin for seven centuries and now an exclusive-use country house that opens its gates to the public only occasionally.
Fifteen acres of formal lawns, winding gravel walks, ancient Killarney oaks and a stream, with a Persian ironwood crowning the parterre. The restored walled kitchen garden has espaliered fruit trees, a greenhouse of grapes and two wooden gothic temples.
The entrance hall's neo-classical plaster ceiling, a library bookcase with a concealed secret door, the rare flying staircase, a snooker table and a collection of Irish 18th-century mahogany furniture and family portraits.
Fifteen-plus individually decorated en-suite rooms, all with Shannon estuary or garden views, open fires and generous baths or freestanding Victorian tubs.
Chef Eoin Ruane's team cooks seasonal menus largely from produce grown on site; the dining room seats up to 32 and the Grand Hall up to 60.
A strenuous 5-kilometre walk through the demesne, or gentler turns around the pleasure grounds, croquet and garden games.
Once a year, usually a Sunday in late August, the gates open to the public for guided tours of the ground floor and gardens; the 2026 date is 23 August, with medieval battle re-enactments.
Glin is a base for Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum, the Shannon ferry to Clare, the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher, while O'Shaughnessy's pub in the village is a short stroll away.
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