Lismore House Hotel

The Lismore House Hotel is an historic hotel located in Lismore, Ireland. Built in 1797 by the Duke of Devonshire, it is Ireland’s oldest purpose built hotel.[1][2]

View of the hotel and the ornate fountain (left of the image), circa 1900-1939.

History

Formerly known as the Devonshire Arms Hotel,[3] the hotel has been featured in travel guides since at least the 19th Century.[4] A guide from 1871 advises to dine or lunch at the hotel travelling on the road from Youghal, allowing three shillings for the purpose.[5]

References
  1. "Lismore House Hotel". It’s A Feeling.com. Waterford County Local Authorities. 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. Lonely Planet Ireland. Lonely Planet. 2014. ISBN 978-1743218402.
  3. NLI historian (2015). "Devonshire Arms Hotel, Lismore, Co. Waterford". NLI on flickr. National Library of Ireland. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  4. The Official Guide to the Great Western Railway. London: Cassell & Company, Limited. 1893.
  5. Bradbury (of Salford), John (1871). Killarney and the south of Ireland: how to see them for eight guineas. Oxford University.

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