Arbutus Lodge, Montenotte, Co. Cork – apartments 

Mark Bence-Jones. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.

p. 7. “A 2 storey mid-C19 Italianate house with Romaneque overtones. Modillion cornice; porch at end of house with Romanesque columns. Ballroom with Corinthian columns at one side. Formerly the home of the Kearney family. Now a hotel.” 

Now apartments. 

https://www.geni.com/projects/Historic-Buildings-of-County-Cork/29338

Arbutus Lodge Montenotte, Cork. Mid 19th century Italianate house with Romanesque overtones. Charles J. Cantillon, Mayor of Cork in 1865, extended the house in the 1860s. Later occupants of the house included Sir Daniel and Lady Ellen O’Sullivan, who were the great-grandparents of the actress Mia Farrow, and the Dwyer family who owned the Sunbeam Wolsey textile plant in the city. Formerly the home of the Kearney family, former restaurant and hotel. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the periods 1974-1983, 1987 and 1988. The Ryan family bought the estate Arbutus Lodge in 1961 and converted it into a hotel and restaurant. In 1971 the complex was opened. The restaurant quickly gained a reputation as one of the best restaurants in Ireland, which was confirmed by the international Michelin star. In 1999 they sold the hotel to the Carmody Group. Carmody’s bankruptcy in 2002 also marked the definitive end of the 3-star hotel. The building was partially demolished and converted into apartments after 2005 and is no longer recognisable as a former hotel or restaurant. The Carmody family have given the historic property a fresh new look, tastefully restoring it and highlighting its many unique and magnificent features.Arbutus Lodge Montenotte, Cork. Mid 19th century Italianate house with Romanesque overtones. Charles J. Cantillon, Mayor of Cork in 1865, extended the house in the 1860s. Later occupants of the house included Sir Daniel and Lady Ellen O’Sullivan, who were the great-grandparents of the actress Mia Farrow, and the Dwyer family who owned the Sunbeam Wolsey textile plant in the city. Formerly the home of the Kearney family, former restaurant and hotel. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the periods 1974-1983, 1987 and 1988. The Ryan family bought the estate Arbutus Lodge in 1961 and converted it into a hotel and restaurant. In 1971 the complex was opened. The restaurant quickly gained a reputation as one of the best restaurants in Ireland, which was confirmed by the international Michelin star. In 1999 they sold the hotel to the Carmody Group. Carmody’s bankruptcy in 2002 also marked the definitive end of the 3-star hotel. The building was partially demolished and converted into apartments after 2005 and is no longer recognisable as a former hotel or restaurant. The Carmody family have given the historic property a fresh new look, tastefully restoring it and highlighting its many unique and magnificent features.