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]

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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 1743218400.
  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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