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Killeavy Castle is a Grade A listed 19th-century castle in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was built for the Foxall family between 1810 and 1820 and was later designed to resemble Gosford Castle in Markethill, also in County Armagh. Plans for castle's restoration were announced in 2013 with a £1 million grant from Invest Northern Ireland. [1]
The hotel has been owned by Trust House Forte and North West Hotels Ltd, and it was part of the McMillan Hotels group until they sold this asset along with their 2 other hotels in the region and it subsequently became part of BeSpoke Hotels. The Forestry Commission planted around 525 acres (212 ha) of the estate.
The Kildare Hotel and Golf Club (abbreviated The K Club) is a golf and leisure complex located in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland. It is built on the original grounds of the Straffan estate, incorporating the 1830s Straffan House. It was previously owned by Michael Smurfit, before being sold to Michael Fetherston in 2020. [1]
Today, the castle and estate functions as a hotel. [26] Castle Saunderson Belturbet 54°7′36″N 7°21′35″W: Castle: 1840: In the 1840s, the Saunderson family built a new mansion upon the land they had owned since the early 17th century and used it as their seat until 1977 when it was sold to a London-based business man.
The estate includes two golf courses and a cricket pitch, home to Goodwood Cricket Club, a hotel and a 1,600 ha (16 km 2) organic farm. [2] [3] The estate employs over 550 people and attracts 800,000 visitors a year. The headquarters of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is on the estate. [4]
The par 72, 7,300-yard (6,700 m) Jack Nicklaus designed golf course opened in 1991. [citation needed] It was voted the Best Parkland Golf Course in Ireland by Backspin Golf Magazine in 2008 and 2010. [11] Other facilities at Mount Juliet include a driving range, practice putting greens and a golf academy.