EXCLUSIVEIrish Hollywood 生産者 明らかにする／漏らすs the 星／主役にする-studded places he visited while filming in Ireland, from a 所有物／資産／財産 where Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd 'caught a fish' to a hotel beloved by George Clooney and Kim Kardashian

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Film 生産者 Hal Roach once mischievously quipped that 'you know it's summer in Ireland when the rain gets warmer'.

The capricious 天候 was a constant 支配する when I was making 'Quintessentially Irish' with Navan-born?Pierce Brosnan, a film that is a lush valentine to everything 広大な／多数の／重要な and Irish.

Here are some of the most みごたえのある 場所s 遭遇（する）d while filming it.

THE K CLUB?

It is a pleasant 30-minute 旅行 from Dublin Airport to the luxurious hotel The K Club in 郡 Kildare, looking resplendent after an impressive multi-million-続けざまに猛撃する refurbishment.

Our gorgeous Liffey 控訴 has expansive 見解（をとる）s overlooking the river where?Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd?proudly caught a fish during a stay here.

Hollywood 生産者 Frank Mannion 株 some of the most みごたえのある 場所s he 遭遇（する）d while filming the 文書の Quintessentially Irish in Ireland. The first is The K Club hotel, pictured, in 郡 Kildare

Frank stays at The K Club's?Liffey 控訴, which he says overlooks 'the ri ver where Tiger 支持を得ようと努めるd proudly caught a fish during a stay'

The K Club's みごたえのある ゴルフ course - designed by Arnold Palmer - hosted the?Ryder Cup?and remains a 抱擁する attraction. There's also a ゴルフ simulator, which?Matt Damon?enjoyed over a few pints of the 黒人／ボイコット stuff (Guinness) while filming the historical epic The Last Duel.???

But it's the spa and elevated dining 選択s that make this the perfect place for a 逃亡.

The K Club has one of the country's finest Bordeaux collections, the plush Palmer North restaurant serves a generously 部分d venison, the club 挟む in the Henry 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 is 最高の，を越す-notch, and breakfast is exquisitely 現在のd in the splendid Barton restaurant.

During his stay at The K Club, Frank takes the 'scenic' 16km (9.9-mile) Arthur's Way 遺産 追跡する. Pictured: The Wonderful Barn, a point of 利益／興味 along the 追跡する

The K Club's spa and elevated dining 選択s are what make this the perfect place for a 逃亡, says Frank. Pictured: The Barton restaurant

The K World ゴルフ Club Simulator, enjoyed by Matt Damon

While the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin is Ireland's most visited attraction, the hotel concierge arranges for us to take the scenic 16km (9.9 mile) Arthur's Way 遺産 追跡する, passing the Guinness-owned Leixlip 城 and Ardclough village, birthplace of Guinness 創立者 Arthur Guinness.

BALLYFIN?

Then, いっそう少なく than an hour その上の south is Ballyfin in 郡 Laois.

やめる 簡単に, Ballyfin is Ireland's most distinguished 演説（する）／住所 and deserves its 評判 as the world's best hotel. It feels like a home and is subtly designed as such.

So many hotels have uncivilised 中央の-afternoon check-in times. Not Ballyfin.

Its Gourmet Escape 一括 許すs guests to arrive from midday and to be welcomed?Downton Abbey-style by the friendly staff, 含むing charming general 経営者／支配人 Peter White.

Frank 述べるs Ballyfin (pictured) in 郡 Laois as 'Ireland's most distinguished 演説（する）／住所' and says it 'deserves its 評判 as the world's best hotel'

Fran k stays in the '素晴らしい' Lady Caroline Coote 控訴, above

Kim Kardashian has stayed twice at Ballyfin, 公式文書，認めるs Frank, who 追加するs that she 'surprised guests with her 外見 in the 明言する／公表する Dining Room'

Ballyfin's 'Gourmet Escape 一括 許すs guests to arrive from midday', says Frank. A 'mouth-watering lunch を待つs in the grandeur of the 明言する／公表する Dining Room'

Enjoy a complimentary glass of シャンペン酒 in the 素晴らしい library with its crackling 解雇する／砲火／射撃s, while a mouth-watering lunch を待つs まっただ中に the grandeur of the 明言する／公表する Dining Room, which overlooks a charming Doric 寺 cascade.

One of the hotel's fans is Kim Kardashian. She's stayed twice and surprised guests with an 外見 in the 明言する／公表する Dining Room.?

George Clooney is also an admirer.?

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George Clooney stayed at the 'charming' Gardener's Cottage, pictured in the three images above

He 調書をとる／予約するd out the hotel for a Clooney 一族／派閥 集会 and met his Irish cousins, who あられ／賞賛する from 隣人ing Abbeyleix.

Mr Clooney stayed in the charming two-storey Gardener's Cottage, overlooking the 塀で囲むd garden and the Slieve Bloom Mountains.?

We stay in a 素晴らしい 控訴, the Lady Caroline Coote (以前は her boudoir).

CASHEL PALACE HOTEL?

Next stop is the spiritual home of Guinness, the wonderful Cashel Palace Hotel in 郡 Tipperary, 以前は an 18th-century mansion owned by the 大司教 of Cashel.

He famously left a £100 遺産／遺物 to his godson, Arthur Guinness, who used this jackpot to buy a brewery.

The hotel deserves all the accolades it has received under the astute 所有権 of Susan Magnier (of the horseracing 王朝 - the hotel even has an equine concierge).?

Frank checks into 'the wonderful Cashel Palace Hotel', pictured, which is '以前は an 18th-century mansion owned by the 大司教 of Cashel'

Queen Elizabeth II visited the majestic nearby 激しく揺する of Cashel

Our stay is made all the more special by its delightfully youthful friendly staff.?

It has long been a 港／避難所 for celebrities, Jackie Kennedy and?Elizabeth Taylor, for instance.?

And?Queen Elizabeth II visited the majestic nearby 激しく揺する of Cashel, which as Ireland.com 公式文書，認めるs, 'is home to over 1,000 years of history'.

The website explains that the 場所／位置 is home to a 'コンビナート／複合体 of interlocking structures', 含むing a 13th-century cathedral and the 15th-century Hall of the Vicars Choral - a 中世 choir's 住居.

The 激しく揺する can be 接近d 直接／まっすぐに by hotel guests through the hotel garden, which features 300-year-old mulberry trees.

LEFT: Be sure to finish off a delicious dinner at the Michelin-starred Bishop's Buttery restaurant with a decadent whiskey Baba, says Frank. RIGHT: 'A 若返らせるing peat mud bath 治療 in the elegant spa is a must'

If that's too much trouble, 調書をとる／予約する a lovely garden wing superior room overlooking the 激しく揺する.

A 若返らせるing peat mud bath 治療 in the elegant spa is a must - and be sure to finish off a delicious dinner at the Michelin-starred Bishop's Buttery restaurant with a decadent whiskey Baba.

PARK HOTEL KENMARE?

The island home of the reclusive Luke Skywalker in 星／主役にする Wars: The Last Jedi was the remote monastic 解決／入植地 of Skellig Michael in 郡 Kerry.

A far more hospitable stay in the area is the remarkable Relais & Chateaux 所有物／資産／財産?Park Hotel Kenmare.

John Travolta and Nicolas Cage have stayed at Park Hotel Kenmare

This is Ireland's 伝説の 41-room Victorian grande dame hotel that had an elegant pandemic makeover.

John Travolta and Nicolas Cage?have enjoyed its Kenmare Bay 見解（をとる）s.?

It is hard to leave our sumptuous junior 控訴, but the luxurious Samas spa, nestled in the 支持を得ようと努めるd, is a worthwhile short excursion and gives us an 即座の sense of 緩和.

We enjoy a Bushmill s whiskey in the stylish cocktail 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業, followed by a delicious dinner in the elegant dining room, with its magnificent 絵s.

This hotel is a timeless gem with a five-星／主役にする ethos that effortlessly 連合させるs town and country.

Frank enjoys a Bushmills whiskey in the 'stylish' cocktail 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業, above

Park Hotel Kenmare is perfectly 据えるd for a 運動 around the （犯罪の）一味 of Kerry (above), a 179km (111-mile) 運動ing 大勝する filled with 'rolling green hills, sparkling lakes and jaw-dropping cliffs'?

Kenmare, 一方／合間, is a beautiful 遺産 town on the hotel's doorstep. It had a cameo in the quirky The Lobster with Colin Farrell.

Pop into Kenmare Cashmere and have a pint of Guinness at Crowleys, both on Henry St.

Park Hotel Kenmare is also perfectly 据えるd for 調査するing the underrated Beara 半島 or for a 運動 around the （犯罪の）一味 of Kerry,?a 179km (111-mile) 運動ing 大勝する filled with 'rolling green hills, sparkling lakes and jaw-dropping cliffs', 公式文書，認めるs Ireland.com.

SHEEN FALLS LODGE?

Our final stop is another 素晴らしい Relais & Chateaux 所有物／資産／財産, Sheen 落ちるs 宿泊する, 以前は a 17th-century fishing 宿泊する.

Frank's final stop is Sheen 落ちるs 宿泊する (above), a former 17th-century fishing 宿泊する

Pictured: Kenmare Town, 位置を示すd around 1.7 miles (2.7km) from Sheen 落ちるs 宿泊する

Above is the terrace at the Sheen 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業, overlooking a stream that runs past the hotel

The terrace of the glorious Oscar 控訴 has a ravishing 見解（をとる） overlooking a waterfall and a picture-perfect 石／投石する-arched 橋（渡しをする）.

Afternoon tea in the Sheen Lounge is a delight - and the superb 落ちるs restaurant serves a faultless dinner.

I retire to the cosy library with its スピードを出す／記録につける 解雇する／砲火／射撃s and read Ted Murphy's Kingdom of ワイン, which 文書s Ireland's little-known 出資／貢献 to ワイン. It is so hard to leave this all behind.

The 旅行 to Kerry Airport is みごたえのある, passing through Killarney 国家の Park, which 誇るs breathtaking lakes.

'Afternoon tea in the Sheen Lounge is a delight' and the 'superb' 落ちるs restaurant serves a faultless dinner'. Pictured: The 前線 of the accommodation

Pictured: The Easanna Spa at Sheen 落ちるs 宿泊する

The terrace of the glorious Oscar 控訴 (pictured) has a 'ravishing 見解（をとる） overlooking the waterfall'

The Oscar 控訴 has a 見解（をとる） of this 'picture-perfect 石／投石する-arched 橋（渡しをする）'

We stop at the stupendous Ladies 見解（をとる） scenic viewpoint, so 指名するd after the ladies-in-waiting who …を伴ってd Queen Victoria on her visit to the must-see Muckross House in 1861.

Ireland has always been known as the land of a hundred thousand welcomes, but now it has several world-class hotels and restaurants that 確実にする that every 訪問者 will be longing to return.

Did I について言及する that the sun 現実に 向こうずねs most of the time? No wonder my Irish 注目する，もくろむs are still smiling…

Frank Mannion is an Irish film director and his new film, Quintessentially Irish, with Pierce Brosnan and Jeremy アイロンをかけるs is out now.