Bunratty Castle is without a doubt one of my favorite castles! In all honesty, I should have written this blog back in November, but I wanted to get my video made and put on YouTube first. Well, I finally got that video done so NOW I can write about Bunratty.
I absolutely love Bunratty Castle. I have been to it I think 3 times now over the last 5 or 6 years. Bunratty is not a ruin and it isn’t a lived-in castle either. It’s a castle where you get to go back in time and eat a meal with a bunch of people you don’t know. Sounds like fun, right! Okay, I probably didn’t make that sound like fun, but it really is. When you first enter Bunratty you are asked to enter what I believe is the great hall. That’s where you have some mead which is a very strong alcoholic beverage that I can only take about 4 sips of and I’m done. During this time the workers there that are dressed in medieval costumes explain what you are drinking and what it would have been for in that time period.
When it’s time for dinner we are escorted to the dining hall, which is filled with a bunch of tables and benches for people to sit and eat while they listen to the people dressed in costume sing Celtic songs. it’s all great to watch and listen to. And the food is always good! Most of which I think you eat with your hands. I seriously love this castle, I love the food and I love the entertainment. I always find it sad when it’s over and we have to leave.
In November my family and I went back to Bunratty Castle and this time we bought tickets to see the castle. This was a very cool experience. We go to walk all around the Bunratty by ourselves. We went into all the rooms we were allowed to see. The great hall, the dining hall, the upstairs where there are bedrooms and more rooms with tables. Now, most of those upstairs rooms you can’t go into because they are blocked off, but still, the fact that we got to go up all those windy stairs and we got to see those bedrooms, yeah that was completely awesome. Getting to see Bunratty like I’ve never seen it before was a very cool experience. And one that I would be willing to pay for again. I have no idea what it cost now or when Bunratty is open to tour or eat at their banquets, but you can get the latest information on their website!
I would highly recommend the banquet and the tour to anyone. No matter where you live. If you love castles you will like this. And if you don’t like castles it’s still a cool experience to share with your loved ones.
My Bunratty video is a little on the long side. It’s just over 7 minutes long, but I think it’s worth it. You can see all the rooms I took videos of in my video, whereas I only put a few pictures on this blog. So if you would be please click on this link katandsmith you can see my Bunratty Castle video or you can watch it above. Thank you.
Kathleen Smith author of Miscarriages My Story, Brooklyn Raised Livin’ Upstate & Hey You Moments to Remember. Blogs about a variety of things. Has her own podcast Kathleen’s Korner and she is the CEO of BearsWithApps. OH, let’s not forget her YouTube channel