Our Ireland Road Trip - Our Stay in a Castle Hotel

[@TatianaCelticWind]

Greetings from Galway 💚

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

And to you from the states! We loved Galway!

[@kristinrichardson6302]

Great video! Looks like a wonderful time!

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

Thanks for your comments and support! Markree was a winner!

[@ArthursFit]

Thank you for this excellent review and recommendation. I too am hoping for a castle stay during our upcoming trip to Ireland and this place looks amazing with reasonably priced rooms.

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

It was totally amazing and the staff was wonderful! You can’t go wrong with Markree Castle! Give our friend Roisin a pet on the head for us, and keep your drinks away from her!🤣Thanks so much for watching!

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Now that's an amazing castle hotel. Thanks for sharing.😲👍😊🇮🇪🇺🇲

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

Thanks for watching, Don! 😊 It was an amazing place. And we LOVED the castle dog, Rosheen!😊🇮🇪🇺🇸♥️🏰🦮

[@friarjosephbrewreview]

Thats a great place love going there. Glad you enjoyed Ireland....we stayed back in 2005 looks different now. Is the womans toilet still by reception? Thats where my wife saw Pippa. going back in March with my son. If im not mistaken room 7 was the devils room all the pictures had some sort of devil on it and always went back crooked when straightened... great vid

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

Thanks so much @friarjoseph! Because we had our own room I didn’t have occasion to look for the women’s toilet, but that may have disappeared with the renovations in 2017. Likewise the Devil’s room- we heard nary a peep about it, nor did we find any mention in our research. Fun to hear such interesting stories! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Hope you’ll stick around for more!

[@unclepick3459]

Wait, Champagne Sorbet AND Karen in a bath.... this video has it all!

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

Thank you for your support and comments! Chris’s tub video didn’t make the cut.

[@unclepick3459]

@@thissecondhalfadventure Rumor has it there's footage of Chris in a Speedo in Sligo

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

@@unclepick3459 Thanks so much for you support! However, I fear you’ve misinterpreted something -in Chris’s upcoming video on Driving in Ireland he warns me about speeding while I’m behind the wheel, perhaps in Sligo…😉

[@gallowglass2630]

Not an espert but that is a cypress tree ,yes its one tree those trunks are stems from the main trunk which is underground.I am not familiar with that tree ,though i live only a few miles away and i have been there a couple of times however there is another similar tree not far away in lough key forest park that i know fairlyn well it looks like a small grove of trees but its actually one tree

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

Thank you so much for letting us know! We don’t have cypress trees where we live and it’s amazing that it’s ONE tree! Ireland was so beautiful and everyone we met was so kind and friendly!

[@gallowglass2630]

@@thissecondhalfadventure I think they call them cedars in america which is where that particular tree is from,its not native to ireland anyway

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

Thank you gallo glass2. Your comment inspired me to dig a little deeper. I believe you are correct. I read a couple of articles about the Western Red Cedar which comes from the western part of the U.S. (northwest actually) and planted in Ireland.

[@JamieWynn]

We just snagged 2 nights at Castle Markee in Sept 2024. What is the tip procedure there? We are following part of your itinerary and love your adventures.

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

@JamieWynn thank you so much for your kind words and comment! You will love Markree Castle! We had trouble remembering exactly what we did there with regards to tipping, so, not wanting to steer you wrong, I contacted Alexandra at Markree. She said that you are more than welcome to leave tips for the staff after dinner or on checkout in the castle reception. Just a reminder - customary tipping for outstanding service in Ireland is 10-15%, not the typical 20% for above average service that it is here in the states. Enjoy your stay and give Roisin a pat on the head for us!❤️

[@Dhhhhj27]

Colloney was the sight of a nasty clash between the brits and the french/ Irish force in 1798..the brits were repelled.

[@thissecondhalfadventure]

@Dhhhhj27. Thanks for sharing that! We did not know that! All we knew was that Johnny Cash and June Carter stayed at the castle 😀 The castle was excellent by the way 👍.