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Gemma Tiptonon Kilronan Castle in Co Roscommon
THERE HAS BEEN a rash of them appearing all over Ireland, but Roscommon must have been one of the last of the 32 counties without its own luxury five-star hotel (set in either a formerly dilapidated Great House or once-ruined castle).It was the only place where visitors could not yet enjoy the wilds of Ireland from the pampering safety of a luxurious cocoon of well upholstered furniture, enormous fires and fluffy white towels.
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