Built on the site of a medieval O'Carroll stronghold and rebuilt from 1811-19 in Gothic Revival style for the Bernard family, Kinnitty Castle sits in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. It now operates as a castle hotel, with turreted battlements and wood-panelled interiors typical of the style.
Visiting Kinnitty Castle
Yes, operates as a hotel
"Built on the site of a medieval O'Carroll stronghold and rebuilt from 1811-19 in Gothic Revival style for the Bernard family, Kinnitty Castle sits in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains."
Where to stay nearby
The closest castle hotel is Kinnitty Castle, 1.91 km away in Kinnitty — First castle at the site destroyed in 1209 and rebuilt by the Normans in 1213; extended into its current neo-Gothic form in 1811 by the Pain Brothers, burned by Republican forces in 1922 and rebuilt in 1928.
