return 'home-delivery'; event: 'ee-checkout', Cloontykilla Castle is located on the shores of magnificent Lough Key, Rockingham Demesne, Co Roscommon. Sean wants to let his guests experience life in the 13th century as it was, albeit with necessary mod cons and additions such as underfloor heating, and so on. userID: purchase.granted_by_app_purchase.user_id, if (element.tagName === 'BODY' && ! 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The only caveat is that they share the same passion for restoring Irelands castles to their former glory and not destroying them by modernising them or turning them into Disneyland-like creations. if (subscribeButton) { window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; } else { } else if ((node.classList && node.classList.contains('n-tabbed1')) || (node['querySelector'] && node.querySelector('.n-tabbed1'))) { eventAction: 'hd-address', window.GTMLoaded = true; items_used: accessObject.metered_paywall_items_used, }, } category: price.id, var leafletTag = false; localStorage.removeItem('product_click_source'); const getBundleValue = function (purchase, purchaseType) { return; } p_tag.appendChild(span_tag); document.cookie = subscriberCookieName + "= ; expires = Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT"; ? 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