Weekend break: Liss Ard Estate, Skibbereen, West Cork

Noel Baker samples the laid-back atmosphere in Skibbereen’s luxury haunt for visiting celebrities. Even Luke Skywalker has been a guest...

Weekend break: Liss Ard Estate, Skibbereen, West Cork
Sat, 23 Jul, 2016 - 01:00
Noel Baker

If you can judge a lodging by the calibre of its guests, then the Liss Ard Estate has some serious pedigree.

Let’s start with the would-be saviour of the world, and then the actual saviour of the galaxy.

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