1894 – Great Southern Hotel, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Purpose built hotel constructed for the Great Southern Railways Company as part of their scheme to bring tourists to the Kerry area via their railway routes.
Purpose built hotel constructed for the Great Southern Railways Company as part of their scheme to bring tourists to the Kerry area via their railway routes.
Originally started out as Parknasilla House after the Bland family built Derryquin Castle on the grounds as a new resience.
Later much extended from its original 1894 appearance. Architect unknown for the alterations by the railway company in 1894,
Warrenpoint and Rostrevor were popular seaside holiday destinations.
The Her Majesty’s Theatre adjacent, which still stands,
Originally the Dolphin Hotel, a famous Dublin hostelry,
Constructed between 1895 and 1897 by the Midland &
The main Recess railway station was opened in 1895, when services began from Galway in the heart of the Connemara and closed with the line in 1935.