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Ashford Castle is built by the de Burgos; the Guinness family holds it from 1852 and it becomes a hotel in 1939
1832
Adare Manor is begun by the Earl of Dunraven; it opens as a hotel in 1988
1974
Ireland’s Blue Book is founded by eleven country houses Ireland's Blue Book
1996
The Doyle Collection takes shape from the Irish hotels of P.V. Doyle The Doyle Collection
1996
The Merrion opens in Dublin in four Georgian townhouses
2011
Ballyfin opens in County Laois after a nine-year restoration