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The touristy but fun
Dunguaire Castle medieval banquet
is Kinvarra's most worthy
attraction (€56, cheaper if you book online, mid-April-mid-Oct, Fri-Tue at 17:30 and
sometimes at 20:45, closed Wed-Thu and mid-Oct-mid-April, reservations tel. 061/
360-788, castle tel. 091/637-108,
www.shannonheritage.com
)
.
Warning:
The company
also operates banquets at Bunratty Castle (30 miles south), so be sure that you make your
reservation for the correct castle.
The evening is as intimate as 55 tourists gathered under one time-stained, barrel-vaul-
ted ceiling can be. You get a decent four-course meal with wine (or mead if you ask
sweetly), served amid an entertaining evening of Irish tales and folk songs. Remember that
in medieval times, it was considered polite to flirt with wenches. It's a small and multital-
ented cast: one harpist and three singer/actors who serve the “lords and ladies” between
tunes. The highlight is the 40-minute stage show, which features songs and poems by local
writers, and comes with dessert.
You can visit the castle itself by day without taking in an evening banquet (€6, daily
10:00-16:30).
Sleeping in Kinvarra:
$$ Cois Cuain B&B
is a small but stately house with a garden,
overlooking the square and harbor of the most charming village setting you'll find. Mary
