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]

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]

References

^ "Lismore House Hotel". It’s A Feeling.com. Waterford County Local Authorities. 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
^ Lonely Planet Ireland. Lonely Planet. 2014. ISBN 978-1743218402.
^ NLI historian (2015). "Devonshire Arms Hotel, Lismore, Co. Waterford". NLI on flickr. National Library of Ireland. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
^ The Official Guide to the Great Western Railway. London: Cassell & Company, Limited. 1893.
^ Bradbury (of Salford), John (1871). Killarney and the south of Ireland: how to see them for eight guineas. Oxford University.

[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 978-1743218402.

[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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