1803 – Grand Hotel, Robertstown, Co. Kildare
The Hotel was built in 1803 and was closed as such in 1849.
The Hotel was built in 1803 and was closed as such in 1849.
In 1807 a Royal Canal Hotel was opened at Moyvalley,
Proposed alterations to the 16-arch masonry Shannonbridge of 1757,
Designed by Richard Evans, a canal engineer,
Completed in 1806, the Grand Hotel was one of a series of hotels for travellers on the Grand Canal.
Reenavanna and the neighbouring house Carraigdown,
With accommodation for 900, and costing £7807,
Large church with tower and spire replacing an earlier chapel on the site.
Architect to the Board of First Fruits and subsequently to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners,
Built around 1636, possibly incorporating an earlier structure. In use as a school by 1789 at the time of this illustration.