Castle Oliver

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Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle in the south part of County Limerick, Ireland. Built for entertaining rather than for defense, it has a ballroom, drawing room, library, morning room, dining room and hall which feature hand-painted ceilings, decorated ornamental corbels, superbly executed stained glass windows and stencil work. The castle stands on massive terraces and has a commanding view over much of its former 20,000-acre estate. The castle has Ireland's largest wine cellar, said to hold approximately 55,000 bottles. From May to September 2014, Castle Oliver was opened to the public in conjunction with "Limerick City of Culture" for house tours. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°19'36"N, 8°29'3"W

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Castle Oliver – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ballyhoura Mountains, Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul, Golden Vale, Seefin.

2.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ballyhoura Mountains
71 min walk • The Ballyhoura Mountains are located in south-east County Limerick and north-east County Cork in central Munster, running east and west for about 6 miles on the borders of both counties.
6.4 miNW
Archaeological site, Pre-romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul, Kilmallock
164 min walk • The Collegiate Church of St Peter and St Paul is a medieval collegiate church and a National Monument in Kilmallock, Ireland. The church is believed to have been built on the site of an ancient monastery.
6.2 miNE
Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
Golden Vale
158 min walk • The Golden Vale is an area of rolling pastureland in the civil province of Munster, southwestern Ireland. Covering parts of three counties, Limerick, Tipperary and Cork, it is the best land in Ireland for dairy farming.
1.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seefin
47 min walk • Seefin is a mountain near the southern border of County Limerick, Ireland. At 528m it is the highest point and the second most northerly summit in the Ballyhoura Mountains and the 396th highest in Ireland. Latitude: 52.313847 Longitude: -8.522738.
6.5 miNW
Memorial
Kilmallock Abbey, Kilmallock
166 min walk • Kilmallock Abbey or St. Saviour's Priory is a 13th-century Dominican Friary in the town of Kilmallock on the banks of the River Loobagh.
2.3 miN
Town
Kilfinane
59 min walk • Kilfinnane or Kilfinane is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish Cill and Fhíonáin, making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian".
6.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Castlepook
155 min walk • Castlepook or Castle Pook is a Norman style castle built in 1380 by the Synan family. The castle stands at coordinates 52.25356°N 8.56405°W, a few miles north of Doneraile, in the foothills of the Ballyhoura Mountains in County Cork, Ireland.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carron Mountain
101 min walk • Carron Mountain is a mountain 440m high on the border of County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the Ballyhoura Mountains. Carron is home to the North Cork transmitter for the UPC MMDS service.
4.1 miNE
Archaeological site
Cush Earthworks
106 min walk • The Cush Earthworks are a series of earthworks, and a National Monument, located in County Limerick, Ireland.
6.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Ballylanders fort
171 min walk • Ballylanders fort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland.
6.2 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
159 min walk • John FitzGerald Park is a GAA stadium in Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland. It is the home of Kilmallock GAA club and is one of the main grounds of Limerick GAA's Gaelic football and hurling teams.