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Butler Arms Hotel
The Butler Arms Hotel is a 19th-century hotel in Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland. The hotel, which opened in 1884, has had a number of notable guests, including Charlie Chaplin. The hotel is located on the southern tip of the Ring of Kerry along the south-west coast of Ireland. It is close to Valentia Island, the Skellig Islands, Lough Currane and Waterville Golf Club. History The hotel was opened in 1884 by the McElligott family. From 1915 to 2022 it was owned by the Huggard Family who ran it for four generations. It was then bought by Paddy McKillen Jr's Press Up Entertainment group. When the Butler Arms opened in 1884, it benefited from the cable companies who had laid the first successful transatlantic cable from Valentia Island to Heart's Content in Newfoundland, as well as coming of the railway to Killarney. Bradshaw's Railway Guides would also promote the scenery and fishing. The Huggard family, who had bought the hotel from the McElligotts also owned the Royal Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterville, County Kerry
Waterville, historically known as Coirean (), is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is sited on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane on the east side of the town, and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, and the Currane River connecting the two. The N70 Ring of Kerry route passes through the town. As of the 2022 CSO census, Waterville had a population of 555. Name The town's name in Irish, ''Coireán'', means "little cauldron" or "little whirlpool", and refers to the shape of Ballinskelligs Bay on which the town sits. This name, however, has been transplanted onto the lake with the lake's Irish name being ''Loch Luíoch'' or ''Loch Luidheach''. The Butler family built a house at the mouth of the River Currane in the latter part of the 18th century. They named their house and estate Waterville. The village that developed on the estate during the first half of the 19th century was also named Waterville. History Pre-history Evidence of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
