Location, Location, Location

The Parknasilla Hotel is on the famous Ring of Kerry road and has some of the best seascapes in the country. This location, according to mythology was where the ancient Milesian tribe landed in Ireland. This area was originally controlled by the Sullivan Mors but was later passed to Sir William Petty in 1650 after the Cromwellian Wars. It was then acquired by Nathaniel Bland in 1731 whose descendants built Parknasilla House as their family home. David Cameroon, the ex-British prime minister of the UK is related to them. In 1860, The Derryquin Estate was leased to Bishop Charles Graves whose son Alfred and grandson Robert became famous poets and writers. It began trading as a hotel in 1895 and was known as The Bishop’s House. Graves commissioned eminent architect James Franklin Fuller to enlarge the house to incorporate modern facilities such as Turkish baths, games rooms, and bathrooms on every level. Many famous people have stayed here including Prince Rainer, Princess Grace of Monaco, Charles De Gaulle, George Bernard Shaw, and even Charles J. Haughey, who considered this to be his favorite hotel in the World.