1880s – Castle Erin / Golf Hotel, Portrush, Co. Antrim
Former hotel built between railway line and coast to service Portrush’s links course.
1884 – Butler Arms Hotel, Waterville, Co. Kerry
The coming of the railway to Killarney in 1853 was of great benefit to the the tourism industry in Kerry and actively promoted by the railway companies.
1884 – Former London and North Western Hotel, North Wall Quay, Dublin
In 1861 the London and North Western Railway Company which had been operating a steam packet service across the Irish Sea,
1884 – Royal Avenue Hotel, Belfast
Architect: Thomas Jackson
Constructed between 1882 and 1884, designed by architect Thomas Jackson in the Italianate style – a four-storey building with round headed dormers and a rounded corner to Rosemary Street.
1887 – Central Hotel, Exchequer St., Dublin
Architect: Millar & Symes
A Dublin landmark, on the corner of Exchequer and South Great Georges Streets,
1887 – Laharna Hotel, Larne, Co. Antrim
Later aquired by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway and rebuilt to designs by Berkeley Deane Wise.
1888 – Former Grand Hotel, Crosshaven, Co. Cork
Architect: J.F. McMullen
Hotels were built in coastal locations usually close to railway stations in the most fashionable architectural styles of the time,
1890s – Design for Hotel, South Mall, Cork
Architect: Sir T.N. Deane & Son
Illustration for building described as Sutton House and also as a “design for a hotel”,
1890s – Eccles Hotel, Glengarriff, Co. Cork
Architect: Arthur Hill
Long established and rambling cluster of hotel buildings,
1890s – Former Great Southern Hotel, Caragh Lake, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Served by a small station by the Great Southern Railways Company,
