historic hotels kerry

The grandfather of poet Robert Graves rented the original house at Parknasilla as a summer residence. It was bought by Southern Hotels, who in 1890 erected a new hotel nearby, designed by the architect of the Park Hotel and Ashford Castle. Southern Railways, who found themselves in the curious position of owning a winter resort hotel nowhere near a rail station. Their passengers had to be conveyed by horse and carriage the not inconsiderable fifteen miles from Kenmare.

The view is...

The lake district of Killarney is a famous beauty spot, and you can choose to come to Kenmare by the road from Killarney that passes through the pretty woodlands beside the lakes, then climbs steeply up, narrow and winding, to spectacular mountain views, and down to the seashore at Kenmare.

The Park Hotel was built originally as a railway hotel in 1897 and has the sturdy gray-stone dignity of the period. It is high on a hillside, with immaculate terraced gardens and walkways leading...