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History
The Muckross Park Hotel is one of oldest hotels in Killarney.
It opened its doors as The Herbert Arms in 1795 and was part
of the original Muckross House Estate.
In August 1861 Queen Victoria
visited Killarney and stayed at Muckross House just across the
road from the hotel and she took lunch in the hotel on Wednesday
28th August.
Other past guests include George
Bernard Shaw who spent the summer of 1923 in the hotel writing
Pygmalion (My Fair Lady).
Daniel O' Connell used the
hotel to rest and have a glass of ‘toddie’ during his
many journeys from his home in Caherdaniel over the mountains
to Kenmare and it was recently discovered that Michael Collins
visited the hotel shortly before his fatal shooting at Beal na
Blath in 1921.
The current owners Bill Cullen
and Jackie Lavin took over the hotel in 1990 and over the years
added facilities such as the multi-award winning Molly Darcy’s
Irish Pub and the Atrium and Abbey Suites which are particularly
popular for ‘Weddings’ in the Park.
Bill and Jackie’s ‘vision’
for a truly world class hotel where ‘only the very best
will do’ has recently been realised with the opening of
the newly refurbished and rebuilt Muckross Park Hotel with 70
fabulous new guestrooms, a new ‘state of the art’ conference
and event centre and Irelands most exclusive ‘health and
well being’ centre - the gothic inspired Cloisters Spa.
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