Ashford Castle in County Mayo.Ashford Castle/KH
From the location of the Beckhams' wedding night to Harry Styles' favourite swimming spot, here are the Emerald Isle's best celebrity-loved spots.
Celebrities like Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Katy Perry and even Beyonce are known to have favourite places to visit when spending quality time in Ireland. Read on to find out where you can explore Kim Kardashian's honeymoon spot or visit Sarah Jessica Parker's holiday destination.
Whether it's a filming location for a new movie or a great way to escape the hustle and bustle, Betfair Casino has thoroughly researched Ireland's celebrity haunts. The popularity of each location is measured by a unique index score based on the number of hashtags and views each location receives on Instagram, as well as TripAdvisor rankings, with lower overall index scores representing higher rankings.
Ashford Castle in County Mayo, a medieval Victorian castle, won as a destination because it was the place where 007 star Pierce Brosnan held his wedding reception after marrying Keeley Shaye at Ballintubber Abbey.
Coming in joint first place is the picturesque village of Kilcar in County Donegal, known as the holiday spot for Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick.
Phoenix Park in Dublin. Courtesy of Irish Content Pool
Galway city, said to be Ed Sheeran's favourite, came in second, while Dublin's beautiful Phoenix Park came in third after Beyonce and Jay-Z were spotted strolling through the park in 2014.
Coming in fourth is Dalkey Island in County Dublin, a beloved destination of A-listers Matt Damon and Lindsay Lohan, who both previously filmed on the island, Lindsay in An Irish Fever and Matt in The Last Duel.
Luttrellstown Castle in Dublin, known as one of the locations for Victoria and David Beckham's wedding, came in at fifth place alongside Ballyfin Demson in County Louth, the honeymoon destination of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
Luttrellstown Castle.
Coming in sixth was Dublin's Vico Baths, where Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde were spotted bathing together before the singer's concert in the capital, while not far away was Taylor Swift's favourite Irish spot, Portsalon Beach, also known as Magherawarden, which has become one of Donegal's top tourist spots since the singer posted a photo that is instantly recognisable to many locals.
Glyn Castle in Limerick, which Taylor rented out for herself one Christmas with Joe Alvin, also made it into the top 12. Sole Seafood & Grill, a Dublin restaurant previously visited by Harry Styles, came in at number 10.
Top 12 highly rated locations loved by Irish celebrities:
- Ashford Castle, County Mayo (Pierce Brosnan)
- Kilcar, Donegal (Sarah Jessica Parker)
- Galway City, Galway (Ed Sheeran)
- Phoenix Park, Dublin (Beyonce and Jay-Z)
- Dalkey Island, Dublin (Lindsay Lohan and Matt Damon)
- Luttrellstown Castle, Dublin (Victoria and David Beckham)
- Ballyfin Demean, Ballyfin, Laois (Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West)
- Castlemartyr Resort, Cork (Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West)
- Vico Bathing Place, Dublin (Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde)
- Portsalon Beach, (Maherawarden), Donegal (Taylor Swift)
- Mullingar, Westmeath (Niall Horan)
- The Three Fools, Cork city (Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom)
- Glyn Castle, Limerick (Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn)
- Sole Seafood & Grill, Dublin (Harry Styles)
- Lettermacaward, Donegal (Christine Baranski)
- Schull Harbour Hotel, Cork (Paul Mescal)
