Enhance Your Stay

Many of our properties are remote, which is part of the appeal. However we aim to inform you of all the nearest dining options should you wish to eat out during your stay. We will also try to include the schedules for the country markets, so you can pick up some fresh local ingredients.

Whether a drive or a short walk away, we have compiled them into each property’s itinerary – available on the individual property page, in your confirmation email and centralised on our website Stories. We also keep all the information in the Green Book, which is your bible when staying at an Irish Landmark property.

Read all our Itineraries & Guides.

Many of Ireland’s top restaurants and iconic eateries began facilitating meal kits, premium dining boxes and more during the pandemic lockdown.

Hara at Home

Hara at Home deliver premium meal boxes all over the country. As a Northern Ireland-based small business, we have partnered with them to make ordering easy at many of our NI properties. This means, if you are staying over a weekend, you can order your box to be delivered to your stay, with the assistance of the local House Manager. This is available at the below properties:

• Triumphal Arch Lodge
• Barbican Gatelodge
• Drum Gatelodge
• Magherintemple Gatelodge
• Blackhead Lightkeepers’ Houses
• St. John’s Point Lightkeepers’ Houses

Visit www.shophara-food.com to have a look and make your selection for the date required. Order and make payment directly with Hara at Home.

However did you know that Hara will deliver across the country? The boxes are shipped securely and safely through DHL and are so well packaged they can last up to 48 hours before preparing and serving.

A bit about Hara… Roz Allen & Andy Turner met at Chapter One in 2012, they launched their restaurant Hara in 2018 and in 2023 they took the meal boxes they had started during Covid and made that into their full-time business.

For a very special treat, some properties have a chef that you can hire to come and cook meals for you. Whether this is prepared off-site or cooked in the property’s kitchen, it is a bespoke and unique experience that is sure to add to any special occasion.

To be clear, Irish Landmark Trust do not enter into this arrangement. All correspondences and agreements must be contracted between Chef and Guest directly.

Úna Carmody at Merrion Mews

Merrion Mews offers a rare opportunity for guests to experience a past life in a beautifully restored 18th-century setting.

To complement the historic environment of your accommodation, Private Chef Úna Carmody — trained at the prestigious École Ducasse in Paris — crafts bespoke menus inspired by the unique layout of the mews.

A sample menu is available upon booking or request, with selections to be finalised at least two weeks before your evening. The flow of the event will move comfortably through the spaces of the mews: relaxed canapés in the courtyard or living room, followed by an elegant family-style dinner in the kitchen.

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Liam Walsh at Inchiquin House

Many guests say that a stay at Inchiquin is incomplete without booking Chef Liam and we are inclined to agree.

Liam will cater from 6 guests upwards in the house, and his emphasis is on home cooking using the produce and specialities of the local area. You can choose 2 options per course – sample menus are available upon request or booking.

Liam was employed as a chef in Marfield House in Gorey, part of the Relais & Chateaux group, as well as in Gregan’s Castle in north Clare. He ran the well-known O’Briens Restaurant and Bar in Ballyvaughan before turning his extensive skills towards catering.

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Hara Bespoke

Roz and Andy can be booked for private events and catering, in their own words -

“Every event reminds us how special private catering can be - each meal is designed specially for the day in question - and while we have lots of dishes to choose from, we also LOVE creating something new to suit your event. So basically then, we offer tailored menus, personal (and lovely) service and a relaxed atmosphere so that you get to enjoy it all as much as your guests. Oh and some pretty OK food too.”

Other Chefs

There are so many incredible chefs and catering companies in this country. If there’s something you’re looking for, we often receive info from other chefs and concierge services, and can share those upon request.

If you book any outside services to come in during your stay, be sure to keep the House Manager informed.

If you are interested in offering your services feel free to contact bookings@irishlandmark.com