Cashel Palace Hotel
A view of the hotel from the front gate
Former namesArchbishop's Palace
General information
TypeHotel
Architectural stylePalladian, Queen Anne
AddressMain St, St. Dominick's Abbey, Cashel, County Tipperary, E25 EF61
Town or cityCashel
CountryIreland
Completed1732
Renovated2021
OwnerJohn Magnier
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Edward Lovett Pearce, Oliver Grace (later alterations)[1]
DeveloperTheophilus Bolton, Timothy Goodwin
Website
www.cashelpalacehotel.ie
References
[2]

The Cashel Palace Hotel is a palladian mansion now operating as a 61 bedroom hotel and restaurant in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.

History

It was constructed around 1730 for Theophilus Bolton in a Georgian-style and was designed by the architect Edward Lovett Pearce. It was originally the residence of various Church of Ireland archbishops, until they moved to Waterford. It was the original home of the Bolton Library.[3][4][5]

Restaurant

The Bishop's Buttery
Restaurant information
Food typeModern
Rating1 Michelin star Michelin Guide (1982-1983)

The hotel's main restaurant, The Bishop's Buttery, was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1982 and 1983.[6] The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in 1982.[7] The kitchen style of the restaurant was Modern. The head chef and owner at the time of the Michelin star was Declan Ryan.[8][9]

Current status

The hotel ceased trading in 2015 and was later sold to developer John Magnier. In 2017, redevelopment started with plans in to reopen the hotel by 2019.[10] The reopening of the hotel was delayed to 2020 and has since been deferred again to late 2021 following the onset of COVID-19. It reopened in 2022.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CO. TIPPERARY, CASHEL, MAIN STREET, ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "1732 – Former Archbishop's Palace, Cashel, Co. Tipperary". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cashel Palace History". www.cashel-palace.ie. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cashel Palace Hotel, Main Street, CASHEL, Cashel, TIPPERARY SOUTH". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "John Magnier gets go ahead to develop Cashel Palace Hotel". The Irish Times.
  6. ↑ Michelin Online Archived 10 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire, 2009. 3 downloadable volumes.. Part 2, p. 348
  8. ↑ Andrews, Colman (12 March 2007). "Ireland from Farm to Fork". Saveur. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  9. ↑ The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. Thesis DIT by Mairtin Mac Con Iomaire, 2009. 3 downloadable volumes.. Part 3, p. 302-303
  10. ↑ Corcoran, Leonie (20 July 2017). "John Magnier gets go ahead to develop Cashel Palace Hotel". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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