Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Bed and Breakfasts in Ireland

If you are ever in the Irish countryside, one of the greatest parts of the experience are the welcoming Bed and Breakfasts along the way. With the exception of Dublin and Galway, we stayed in B&Bs the duration of our trip, and we were glad we did!

The breakfasts were superb at each and every one, and I have a new favorite meal: Irish porridge!

I'll touch on each one we stayed at and what we tried each morning, but unfortunately, I didn't do a great job of getting pictures, so those will be sparse.

1) Launard House (Kilkenny, Ireland)
This was our first experience with a full irish breakfast, and it was the first day that we learned that in Ireland, you really don't need to eat much for lunch. We were horribly skeptical about what Irish black and white pudding was, especially after the description, but it tastes a log like sausage in the US.



2) Danabel B&B (Kinsale, Ireland)
Danabel was such a delightful place to stay! The breakfast was, again, top-notch, and filled us all the way to Killarney where we stopped to split a bowl of soup and a sandwich.



3) Crystal Springs B&B (Killarney, Ireland)
Crystal Springs was tied for our absolute favorite B&B of our trip! It was SO welcoming, the hostess was SO very sweet and helpful, and the breakfast was delicious as well!


4) Tailor House (Castleisland, Ireland)
Tailor House just absolutely felt like home to us. Well, apart from the bold color scheme lol The hostess was absolutely incredible, SO very welcoming, and just being around her and her husband was enjoyable. The breakfast was equally as incredible. Apart from the part where the small town of Castleisland in itself really isn't much to write home about, we would VERY highly recommend this B&B to anyone and everyone!





5) Bunratty Heights B&B (Bunratty, Ireland)
Bunratty Heights was our least favorite B&B of the trip. The accommodations were just not that great, although the breakfast was still pretty good. In fact, we didn't ever have a bad breakfast at any of the places we stayed. The ambiance here was just alright, though.

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