Tag: Cong

Cong is a village straddling the borders of County Galway and County Mayo, in Ireland.

Our Hike In Ashford Castle’s Mystical Forest

forest beside ashford castle

The estate property of Ashford Castle boasts a dense, healthy forest thanks to the efforts of previous owners Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness and his eldest son, Lord Ardilaun.  Sir Benjamin had thousands of trees planted during his occupancy of the castle after acquiring it in 1852, and in later years, when the estate passed to Arthur, he expanded the plantings to create extensive woodlands. Read more