http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Bunratty+Castle IrishCentral Bunratty Castle en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/experience-irish-culture--history-at-bunratty-castle--folk-park-in-clare-102416399.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/experience-irish-culture--history-at-bunratty-castle--folk-park-in-clare-102416399.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:35:05 PDT If you have only one day in which to ‘to do’ Ireland I would highly recommend visiting Bunratty Castle and Folk Park as it will give you a very good feel for the culture and history of Ireland It very close to Shannon airport, about 10 miles, so an ideal place to visit prior to departure as we all invariably leave way to much time for dropping off the hire car, why spend hours hanging about the airport when you could be here instead?Bunratty Castle itself, is a very fine and impressive furnished 15th century medieval fortress with great views out over the estuary and surrounding lands it once protected Visitors can enjoy a medieval style banquet each night during the summer or simply wander around the keep and ramparts during the day as part of your admission to the Folk Park complex, which will keep you occupied all day as you visit the various cottages and homesteads that were once occupied by farmers, fishermen and shepherdsThese buildings are the ‘real’ deal not mock-ups, in fact one of the cottages was actually transported stone by stone from its original position nearby, in the middle of Runway 1 READ MORE ]]>