Ballyfin Demesne
The Midlands: Ballyfin & Cashel · Ireland
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because the Regency house was restored to its period outside and reinvented within, with rooms and suites in the main house and the Gardener's Cottage for two, twin dining rooms fed by the walled gardens, the Cellar bar, the 1848 Conservatory behind a secret door in the Library and a sunlit indoor pool — an hour from Dublin in its own parkland.
- In the Slieve Bloom foothills of County Laois, about an hour from Dublin; an independent house.
- Rooms and suites in the main house and the Gardener's Cottage; twin dining rooms fed by the walled gardens; the Cellar bar; the 1848 Conservatory; the indoor pool.
- Three MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds five-star standing.
The neighborhood
The Midlands: Ballyfin & Cashel
The country between Dublin and the south-west, where Ballyfin and Cashel each lie an hour or two from the capital. The Slieve Bloom foothills stand behind Ballyfin in County Laois, and the Rock of Cashel rises over Tipperary.
- The parkland, the lake and the walled gardens, at the door.
- The Rock of Cashel, about an hour south.
- Dublin Airport, about an hour and a half.
“Ireland's Regency house in its parkland an hour from Dublin, restored to the period outside and reinvented within.”
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