For the uninitiated, the 1952 film The Quiet Man is a love letter to Ireland by legendary director John Ford. It is the story of a retired American boxer, Sean Thornton (John Wayne), who goes to the ...

Well then now, a fine spring day it was when our car pulled into Castletown and meself and the missus got out of it. Oops. Me brain is still thinking about the Irish ...

Ashford Castle in Cong, Co Mayo, was named the 9th Best Hotel in the World for a Winter Getaway by Big 7 Travel. Big 7 Travel has released its list of the 25 Best Hotels in the World for a Winter ...

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Recently restored, this magnificent castle is perfect for a one-stop Irish country house break with plenty to do Recently restored, this magnificent castle is perfect for a one-stop Irish country ...

There's a tiny village in western Ireland that straddles the borders of County Galway and County Mayo, called Cong. It may seem unassuming at first glance, but it's home to the famous Ashford Castle, ...

Cong is a sleepy village on the border of the counties Mayo and Galway, best known for being the location where the Oscar-winning film The Quiet Man was shot in the 1950s. The ruins of Cong Abbey, a 1 ...