Ballinacurra House

Ireland

A private Georgian mansion on a walled 40-acre estate five minutes from Kinsale, hired exclusively for weddings

No. 142 · Autumn 2026

An aerial view of the house and its gardens, Ballinacurra House

Welcome

A walled estate near Kinsale

Ballinacurra House is an 18th-century Georgian mansion on a walled 40-acre estate five minutes from Kinsale, hired exclusively for weddings of up to 180 guests with 22 en-suite bedrooms.

Ballinacurra House is a Georgian mansion built around 1770, set behind ten-foot stone walls with security gates and 40 acres of woodland and lawns. Kinsale, with its harbour and restaurants, is less than five minutes away.

The house and grounds from the air, Ballinacurra House

The setting

Weddings without a hotel

The estate is only ever hired by one party, so a wedding has the whole property, its staff and a personal chef to itself. Weddings are shaped to the couple, with no set packages, and civil ceremonies, same-sex marriage ceremonies, blessings, vow renewals and garden weddings are all arranged.

Where: Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland
Capacity: 50 seated in the Ballroom, 130 in the Garden Room, 180 using both
Stay: 22 en-suite bedrooms across three houses
Exclusive use: The whole property and its 40 acres

A couple on the jetty on the estuary, Ballinacurra House

The celebration

How the day is held

6 spaces for the day. Up to 180 guests.

The house and estate in black and white, Ballinacurra House

Exclusive use

The whole estate is hired by one party, with no other guests on site.

A couple under a heart-shaped umbrella in the garden, Ballinacurra House

Walled garden

A south-facing walled garden with an entertainment patio, a pizza oven, a croquet lawn, a stream and a pond.

A first dance in the arched-window room, Ballinacurra House

Ballroom and Garden Room

Two connected rooms for 50, 130 or 180 guests seated.

The yellow-fronted main house, Ballinacurra House

Where to stay

Rest, close at hand

22 rooms and suites.

A bedroom with a gilded bed, Ballinacurra House

Rooms

Main Manor House

14 en-suite bedrooms and entertainment rooms including the Ballroom, Garden Room, bar, living room, dining room and kitchen.

A red drawing room dressed for Christmas, Ballinacurra House

Rooms

Stone Cottage

4 en-suite bedrooms, a living room and a private fenced garden.

A circular ceremony layout on the lawn, Ballinacurra House

Rooms

Coach House

4 en-suite bedrooms, each with its own private outdoor sitting area.

Old Head of Kinsale, near the house, Ballinacurra House

Location

Getting there

Cork Airport is about 20 minutes away, Cork railway station about 40 minutes, Dublin about 2 hours by road, and the Cork to Wales ferry crossing about 30 minutes.

Airport: Cork, about 20 minutes by car
Airport: Shannon