Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war have found themselves living in a grand castle in rural Ireland.
The women and children, from various locations in Ukraine, have been put up in Ballindooley Castle, a short distance from the city of Galway.
Barry Haughian bought the historical building in 2016 and was moved to open its doors to refugees as he saw the crisis unfold in Ukraine, RTE reports.
A fortnight ago he travelled to Poland with his wife in an effort to help however he could.
They flew out from their home in Madrid to Warsaw and put a message on social media offering assistance.
He was contacted by a number of families and began the effort to get them from the Polish-Ukranian border to the west of Ireland.
Several days later a group of Ukrainian people made it to western Ireland.
Their new home is Ballindooley Castle, a restored Norman tower house believed to be from the late 15th century.
In the 1916 uprising, the castle was shelled by the British gunboat Helga.
Mr Haughian says he is impressed that the refugees took the "leap of faith" to head to Ireland with a man they've never met before.
"To travel from Poland with an Irishman they've never met before takes some leap of faith. But it shows how desperate the people are over there and how much help they need," he told RTÉ.
He has stayed with them in the castle, which is usually a holiday let, and forged a bond with the help of Google Translate.
They are learning some English and he is attempting to learn Russian, their mother tongue.
One of the guests is 20-year-old Maria Nazarchuk, who was studying financial accountancy before the war.
Another is mum-of-two Maria Kozlovska, whose children five-year-old Ilya and seven-year-old Matvye have just started school.
Ireland, a nation of just 5 million people that in Europe is geographically the furthest away from Ukraine, has already welcomed about 10,000 Ukrainian refugees so far.
The country could take in as many as 200,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukranie, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said yesterday.
On the 25 February the Irish government waived the requirement that Ukrainian people need a visa to travel to Ireland, like other EU countries.
