Ashford Castle

Ireland / Mayo / Ballinrobe /
 hotel, castle
Ashford Castle is a medieval and Victorian castle that has been expanded over the centuries and turned into a five star luxury hotel. It is near Cong on the County Mayo–Galway border, on the County Galway side of Lough Corrib, in Ireland. It is a member of the Red Carnation Hotels organisation and was previously owned by the Guinness family.

In its time the castle has played host to many notable guests, including The Prince of Wales (later King George V) and his Consort, the future Queen Mary; John Lennon; George Harrison; Oscar Wilde (whose father, Sir William Wilde, had an estate adjacent to Ashford, where the writer spent much of his childhood); President Ronald Reagan; Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex; US Senator Ted Kennedy; John Wayne; Maureen O'Hara; Robin Williams; Brad Pitt; Pierce Brosnan; and Prince Rainier III of Monaco and his consort, Princess Grace. Professional golfer Rory McIlroy married Erica Stoll there on 22 April 2017.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_Castle
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Coordinates:   53°32'2"N   9°17'6"W

Comments

  • Incorrectly named - not "Mayo Castle", but "Ashford Castle", Cong, Co. Mayo, Ireland.
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