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Nothing too grand or pretentious here, just one of the prettiest, homely stately homes in Ireland. This budding new retreat centre is set in sixty acres of rural County Meath, with fields, forests, river and organic gardens. Less than an hours drive from Dublin. For full information, please go to www.killyon.com



Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Dove house love


Killyon has kick-ass ballrooms, libraries, big baths, drawing rooms with roaring fires, but this is my favourite place. the dovecot, turned potting shed. full of old packets of seeds, tangled string, worn out gloves, croquet sets and the old fireplace that fills with twigs from a jackdaws nest up above. the swallows live here too...in the summer, as they would.