Cabra Castle, Historic mansion in County Cavan, Ireland.

Cabra Castle is a country house built in the first decade of the 19th century, with a neo-Norman exterior and Gothic interiors. It stands off the R179, the Carrickmacross Road, north of Kingscourt in County Cavan. The building was originally called Cormey Castle and was renamed Cabra Castle around 1820.

Cormey Castle was built in the first decade of the 19th century for the Foster family, who were bankrupted by its cost and sold it in 1813 to Colonel Joseph Pratt. The Pratts, owners of the Cabra Estate since 1699, made it their chief seat and around 1820 renamed it Cabra Castle. The Brennan family converted it into a hotel in 1964; the Corscaddens restored it and reopened it as a hotel in the early 1990s.

The mansion reflects how wealthy Irish landowners lived in the 1800s, with rooms showing the daily habits and tastes of that era. You can see how grand houses like this one served as centers of social life for the local gentry.

The location sits in a rural area next to a large forest, so having your own transportation helps with visiting. The grounds are spacious with parking available for guests.

The ruined original Cabra House, the Pratt family's seat from 1699, stands on a low rise beside a wishing well in Dún a' Rí Forest Park, now owned by Coillte. The Pratts renamed the newer Cormey Castle Cabra Castle around 1820, so the name moved across the Carrickmacross Road.