Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Dromoland Castle sits about 20 miles northwest of Limerick, Ireland, set on a sprawling 450-acre plot of green land.

Winding down its woodland and fairway-flanked driveway, Dromoland Castle emerges across the lake and fluttering bulrushes with legendary impact prompting, in my case, an audible “wow” moment.