Malahide
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The Grand Hotel
 
Grand
Hotel, Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland
Our phone number is +
353 1 845 0000
Our FAX number is +
353 1 816 8225
Our email address is info@thegrand.ie
www.thegrand.ie
The Grand Hotel has had a distinctive and colourful variety of owners
over the years. One such owner - Dr. John Fallon Sidney Colohan -
bought the Grand Hotel in 1910 for £10,000, painted the hotel
pink to celebrate his favourite drink, Pink Champagne, of which he
consumed a hefty daily supply. Dr. Colohan was a pioneer of motoring in
Ireland importing the first petrol car in 1898.
The advent of the railway in Malahide heralded big business for the
sleepy seaside village of Malahide. The Grand Hotel offered special
combined railway and hotel tickets, an inclusive fare of sixty-three
shillings covered travel between Malahide and Dublin and lodgings at
the Grand for a week. A major attraction for many years in the hotel
was the famous 'Malahide Baths' which were situated at the rear of the
hotel.
The First World War disrupted the Grand Hotel's tourist business for a
period of time as the hotel was chosen as the Irish headquarters for
the British Army in the event of a German invasion. After the Second
World War, business picked up again and the discerning visitor came to
admire the best sunsets on the East Coast of Ireland. Postcards of the
hotel quoted Malahide ''A town noted for its ideal compromise between
city and country''.
In the latter half of the 20th century the Grand Hotel was
re-constructed and modernised and was officially re-opened by the
Attorney General Mr. P. McGilligan T.D. in 1955. The sixties saw the
Grand Hotel in the possession of Luke and Yvonne McCabe who also
conducted a successful riding school from the Hotel grounds.
In 1974 Matt Ryan became the next owner of the Hotel. During the
present ownership of the Ryan family the Hotel has expanded from having
12 staff to nearly 200. Development and improvement work started
immediately and continues to this day. In 1982 a large conference
centre was built, and in subsequent years 100 bedrooms, the Colonnade
restaurant, new Reception area, Ryan's Bar and a superior Business
meeting centre were added. The Grand Hotel, splendidly perched beside
the estuary and the bobbing clutter of small boats, remains a
marvellous place to relax and do business.
Map
Link to
Wikipedia Article
Malahide
Historical Society
Malahide
Castle
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