Just beside Mallow, on the Cork to Dublin Railway line, and easily accessible from Cork, Limerick and Killarney, lies Longueville House.

Longueville House is a Georgian 20-bedroom country house offering a very warm welcome, with open log fires, comfortable bedrooms with modern bathrooms.

It’s a place of history, yet Longueville House has moved with the times. Maintaining and modernizing the house has been a labor of love for third-generation owners William O’Callaghan and his wife Aisling, your hosts.

Beyond the farm, on this 500-acre wooded estate and gardens, you’ll spot duck, pheasant and hens, maybe even rare native red squirrels, badgers and songbirds.

Longueville House is the perfect combination − a place to enjoy nature by day, then dress for gourmet dinner by night. The Presidents’ Restaurant is at the heart of Longueville House, and the menu comes straight from the estate. There’s fresh salmon from the Blackwater River; meat and game from the farm. Vegetables and herbs come from the walled kitchen garden. Only the extensive New and Old World wine list is drawn from farther field.