Mornington House, residence of the Earls of Mornington
Mornington House is a country hotel in Multyfarnham, a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, with five guest rooms each fitted with a private bathroom. The house sits within its own grounds, including a walled garden, and the building retains the architectural character of a late 19th-century Irish country home.
The building was designed in the late 1800s by an architect known for his church work, which left a mark on the overall style of the house. The O'Hara family has lived here since 1858, making it one of the longer continuously inhabited family homes in the region.
The house has been a family home for generations, and that feeling comes through in how guests are received. The rooms are furnished with personal objects, and the hosts speak about the surrounding area from lived experience rather than from a brochure.
The house is open to guests from late March through the end of October and does not take bookings outside that period. Breakfast is served in the dining room each morning, and the hosts are happy to point visitors toward outdoor activities in the area.
The vegetables and fruit served at breakfast come directly from the walled garden on the property, not from a shop. This kind of kitchen garden supply is now rare even among rural guesthouses, and it gives the meals a noticeably homemade quality.
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