In the Present day photograph you can see that the Hotel no longer exists as it was destroyed by fire in the spring of 1938 and because of the outbreak of World War Two it was never rebuilt. The Past photograph was taken in the 1920's and was a publicity photo to promote the hotel. The hotel was owned by Sam Fawcett and they ran tours all over the North and South of Ireland. Looking at the photo they must have done well as there are ten coaches and eight of them have no roofs! must have been good weather back then. Did they have lady coach drivers as it you look closely at the coach on the left you will see a lady behind the wheel, good for her if it is correct. The three storey hotel must have been impressive as in 1902 it boasted the largest dining roon in town seating 100 people, in 1929 it was reported that 6,000 tourists had been catered for, most of the tourists were mill workers from Lancashire, England.

 
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