Your Comfort Assured...
All 11 guestrooms at The Courtyard are spacious and equipped with everyhting you need for an enjoyable stay in Bunratty.
All Guestrooms Feature:
- TV
- Wi-Fi Internet Access
- Power Showers
- Telephones.
- Tea/ Coffee Making Facilities Available on Request
Delicious & Hearty!
A full Irish Breakfast is included with your stay at The Courtyard Guesthouse. A delicious and hearty breakfast, freshly cooked to order from the varied menu, is available each morning. Most dietary requirements are catered for, and any particular requests can be taken care of with advance notice.
Breakfast starts with a Continental selection of fresh fruit juices, a choice of cereals, fresh fruit salad and yoghurts. Thereafter the serious matter of your full Irish Breakfast action kicks-in! A cooked selection of sausages, bacon, eggs (however you like them), white & black pudding are all available - in any combination you choose. All of the above accompanied by brown or white toast, and a freshly brewed cup of tea or fresh ground coffee.
About Bunratty Village
Bunratty is located in the west of Ireland in County Clare. The main N18/M18 road connecting the cities of Limerick (to the south) & Ennis (to the north) passes right by the village. Shannon Airport is only 15 minutes to the west, also accessed via the N18/M18.
In Bunratty Village, one can enjoy the medieval grandeur that awaits in Bunratty Castle and its lively Folk Park. The castle, overlooking the River Shannon, is in excellent condition and well worth a visit. It is one of the finest surviving examples of an Irish tower house, and it's current peaceful and picturesque state belies its bloody and violent history.
The strategic location of the castle on the river Shannon ensured it was the focal point of many battles, and it has it has been destroyed and re-built on at least eight occasions. The Folk Park adjoins the castle and vividly portrays what everyday life was like in rural Ireland about 100 years ago. It contains reconstructed farmhouses, cottages and shops, replete with authentic furnishings. The Park is a living museum: animals are tended, bread is baked, milk is churned, walls are whitewashed and roofs are thatched. You may visit an Irish farmhouse, watch the blacksmith fit a horseshoe, or attend a weaving demonstration. The village also reflects the fundamental changes that led to increased mobility in Irish society.
Once you've explored the Castle & Folk Park, be sure to sample a relaxing cup of tea and freshly baked scones in one of the quaint thatched cottage cafes. The famous Durty Nelly's pub is in the heart of town, adjacent to the castle.
