The original decor and restored artwork now presents a lavish 50 bedroom hotel boasting old-world, vintage charm and eight modern, self-catering villas. The Fitzgerald Family and Michael Magner purchased the hotel in 2006 as a sister hotel to the Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel of Adare County Limerick. The 4 star property has since passed through several ownerships, including Glanmire native, John O Regan, American brothers, John and Patrick O Hara, Rose Maher and John and Darina Gately. Joan Shubrook saw the potential of such a beautiful regency building, tucked into 22 acres of Glanmire’s leafy backdrop, and was responsible for transforming the characterful home into Vienna Woods Hotel, inspired by the similarities between the foliage of the Cork suburb and Austria’s popular city. However, following a great fire in 1905 the Crawford Family, co-founders of the Beamish and Crawford Brewery, rebuilt the house as the family’s private residence which it remained until 1951 when it became a Seminarian training college of the Brothers of Charity. Lota Lodge, as it was formerly known, initially dates back to 1765. Having first opened its doors as a hotel in June 1963, Cork dignitaries, local businesses, previous owners and the Glanmire community gathered on the eve of its 50th Anniversary to celebrate generations of family memories during an Old Vienna themed soirée. THE HISTORY IN THE WALLS: FITZGERALDS VIENNA WOODS HOTEL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF FAMILY MEMORIESįitzgeralds Vienna Woods Hotel, Glanmire’s elegant 18 th century country house, celebrates 50 years of hospitality.

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