Set your pulse racing at Dromoland Castle
Dromoland Castle has been welcoming guests since the 16th century and it seems to be getting better at it every year. As the ancestral home of the O'Briens of Dromoland, whose lineage dates back 1,000 years to Brian Boru, one of the last High Kings of Ireland, the hotel has got nobility and hospitality written into its DNA. But Dromoland's amazing story as one of Ireland's most famous five-star hotels could have been oh so very different had it not been for a horse - yes a horse. Back in the 1700s owner Sir Edward O'Brien was a well-known racehorse owner and trainer.
Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk